Testacean Definition
tĕ-stāshən
noun
Any of various amoeboid protozoans having a hard external covering, found in soil and freshwater habitats.
American Heritage Medicine
(zoology) One of the rhizopods in the order Testacea.
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Other Word Forms of Testacean
Noun
Singular:
testacean
Plural:
testaceansOrigin of Testacean
From New Latin Testācea former order name from Latin neuter pl. of testāceus covered with a shell from testa shell
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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