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alveolate

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alveolate

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Borrowed from Latin alveolatus, from alveolus (“cavity”). For the protists, a borrowing of taxonomic name Alveolata.

adjective

  1. not comparable Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities.

noun alveolates

  1. A member of a grouping of protists comprising the ciliates, sporozoa and dinoflagellates.

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adj having honeycomb-like cavities

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"alveolate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alveolate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"alveolate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alveolate.

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@misc{alveolate_2026,
  title = {alveolate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alveolate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}