food vacuole

nounCell Biology.

a membrane-enclosed cell vacuole with a digestive function, containing material taken up in by the process of phagocytosis.

Origin of food vacuole

First recorded in 1885–90

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How to use food vacuole in a sentence

Food-vacuole, a small drop of water containing digestive material and a food-ball.
A Guide for the Study of Animals | Worrallo Whitney

British Dictionary definitions for food vacuole

food vacuole

noun

biology a cavity surrounding ingested food particles in some protozoans

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