food vacuole

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A vacuole in which phagocytized food is digested.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A temporary vacuole or clear space in the endosarc of a protozoan, due to the presence of a particle of food, usually with a little water.

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• noun A vacuole in which phagocytized food is digested.