alveolate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin alveolatus, from alveolus (“cavity”). For the protists, a borrowing of translingual Alveolata. === Adjective === alveolate (not comparable) Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities. ==== Derived terms ==== alveolated alveolation alveolisation/ alveolization ==== Translations ==== === Noun === alveolate (plural alveolates) (biology) A member of a grouping of protists comprising the ciliates, sporozoa and dinoflagellates. == Italian == === Adjective === alveolate f sg feminine singular of alveolato