Testacea
Testacea may refer to:
a former order of rhizopods, which consisted of testate amoeboid organisms.
a former group of shelled molluscs and other invertebrates, created by Linnaeus and roughly corresponding to the colloquial term seashell.
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Any of various protozoans of the order Arcellinida (or Testacida) that are encased in a shell. Testaceans are rhizopods and are related to amoebas.
Tes·ta·cea. teˈstāsh(ē)ə : an order of Rhizopoda containing forms (as of the genera Arcella and Difflugia) with an external test.
Testacea may refer to: a former order of rhizopods, which consisted of testate amoeboid organisms. a former group of shelled molluscs and other ...
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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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2 senses: 1. any of various invertebrate animals with a hard shell 2. (of an invertebrate) having a hard shell.... Click for more definitions.
(zoology) One of the rhizopods in Testacea. Part or all of this entry has been imported ...
any of various rhizopods of the order Testacea characterized by having a shell. see moresee less. type of: rhizopod, rhizopodan.
testacea is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin testāceus. See etymology. Nearby entries.
adjective · of, relating to, or possessing a test or testa · of the reddish-brown colour of terra cotta ...
of any of the several light colors of bricks. Word History. Etymology. Latin testaceus, from testa shell, earthen pot, brick. First Known Use.