Excavate
Origin 1
Known since 1599, from Latin excavÄtus ("hollowed out"), perfect passive participle of excavÅ ("hollow out"), from ex ("out") + cavÅ ("make a hole"), from cavus ("cave, hole").
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Origin 2
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excavate
(plural excavates)- (zoology) A major grouping of unicellular eukaryotes, of the clade Excavata