ARCELLA

Meaning of ARCELLA in English

/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; arc ( a ) a chest, box + -ella dim. suffix ]

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ARCELLA — ärˈselə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin arca box, chest + New Latin -ella 1. capitalized : the type genus …
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ANTHONY OF PADUA, SAINT — born 1195, Lisbon, Port. died June 13, 1231, Arcella, Verona; canonized 1232; feast day June 13 Franciscan friar, Doctor of …
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TESTACEA — teˈstāsh(ē)ə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of testaceus covered with a shell : an …
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ARCELLIDAE — -əˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Arcella, type genus + -idae : a cosmopolitan family of soil …
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TESTACEAN — any member of the protozoan order Arcellinida (formerly Testacida) of the class Rhizopodea. Testaceans are usually encased in one-chambered tests, …
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ANTHONY OF PADUA, SAINT — born 1195, Lisbon, Port. died June 13, 1231, Arcella, Verona [now in Italy]; canonized 1232; feast day June 13 Anthony …
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ANTHONY OF PADUA, SAINT — born 1195, Lisbon, Port. died June 13, 1231, Arcella, Verona; canonized 1232; feast day June 13 Franciscan friar, Doctor of …
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ТИПИЧНЫМ ПРЕДСТАВИТЕЛЕМ ... ЯВЛЯЕТСЯ — • A group of amoebas that has a shell is typified by Arcella .
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