excavate
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/ˈɛk.skə.veɪt/
English
Definitions
verb
- To make a hole in (something); to hollow.
- To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.
- To uncover (something) by digging.
noun
- Any member of a major grouping of unicellular eukaryotes, of the clade Excavata.