Etymology

alveolate

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Today it means: Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities. Full definition →

Latin alveolatus ← taxonomic name Alveolata
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  1. taxonomic name · borrowed fromAlveolata
  2. Latin · borrowed fromalveolatus
  3. English todayalveolate

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

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