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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .