Arcella

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(är selə)


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Ar•cel•la  (är selə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Microbiologya genus of freshwater, ameboid protozoa that secrete a hard, umbrellalike shell having a single opening through which the pseudopodia extend.
  • Neo-Latin, equivalent. to Latin arc(a) a chest, box + -ella diminutive suffix
  • 1838


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