"alveolate" meaning in English

See alveolate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin alveolatus, from alveolus (“cavity”). For the protists, a borrowing of translingual Alveolata. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|alveolatus}} Latin alveolatus, {{bor|en|mul|Alveolata}} translingual Alveolata Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} alveolate (not comparable)
  1. Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: alveolated, alveolation, alveolisation, alveolization Translations (having honeycomb-like cavities): alveolado (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-alveolate-en-adj-EarcDmiY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations, Alveolates Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Alveolates: 67 33

Noun

Forms: alveolates [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin alveolatus, from alveolus (“cavity”). For the protists, a borrowing of translingual Alveolata. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|alveolatus}} Latin alveolatus, {{bor|en|mul|Alveolata}} translingual Alveolata Head templates: {{en-noun}} alveolate (plural alveolates)
  1. (biology) A member of a grouping of protists comprising the ciliates, sporozoa and dinoflagellates.
    Sense id: en-alveolate-en-noun-wLlslRap Categories (other): Biology Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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