- genus Arcella
- nountype genus of the Arcellidae• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Arcellidae, ↑family Arcellidae• Member Meronyms: ↑arcella
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genus Arcella
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arcella — noun an amoeba like protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella • Hypernyms: ↑protozoan, ↑protozoon • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Arcella * * * ärˈselə noun Etymology: New Latin … Useful english dictionary
Arcella — /ahr sel euh/, n. a genus of freshwater, ameboid protozoa that secrete a hard, umbrellalike shell having a single opening through which the pseudopodia extend. [1838; < NL, equiv. to L arc(a) a chest, box + ella dim. suffix] * * * … Universalium
Arcella — Ar·cel·la (ahr selґə) [L., dim. of arca box, chest] a genus of testate amebae, protozoa of the order Arcellinida, characterized by a few slender lobopodia and a transparent test to which the body of the organism is attached by numerous… … Medical dictionary
protoctist genus — noun any genus of Protoctista • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Amoeba, ↑Endamoeba, ↑genus Endamoeba, ↑genus Globigerina, ↑genus Arcella, ↑genus Difflugia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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Arcellidae — noun soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan in distribution • Syn: ↑family Arcellidae • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist family • Member Holonyms: ↑Testacea, ↑order Testacea • Member Merony … Useful english dictionary
family Arcellidae — noun soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan in distribution • Syn: ↑Arcellidae • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist family • Member Holonyms: ↑Testacea, ↑order Testacea • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
testacean — /te stay sheuhn/, adj. Zool. having a shell or test. [1835 45; < L testace(us) shell covered, TESTACEOUS + AN] * * * ▪ protozoan any member of the protozoan order Arcellinida (formerly Testacida) of the class Rhizopodea. Testaceans are… … Universalium
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