food vacuole

A vacuole in which phagocytized food is digested.

Japanese Meaning

捕食された食物が消化される液胞

During digestion, the amoeba enveloped the bacterium and trapped it in a food vacuole, where enzymes broke it down.

消化の過程でアメーバは細菌を包み込み、それを食作用により取り込まれた食物を消化する液胞に閉じ込め、酵素がそれを分解した。

Sense（1）

A vacuole in which phagocytized food is digested.

food vacuoles

（ plural ）