- testaceans
- n. pl.
Shell-fish (with thick entire shells like the clam), mollusks.
New dictionary of synonyms. 2014.
testaceans
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testacean — /te stay sheuhn/, adj. Zool. having a shell or test. [1835 45; < L testace(us) shell covered, TESTACEOUS + AN] * * * ▪ protozoan any member of the protozoan order Arcellinida (formerly Testacida) of the class Rhizopodea. Testaceans are… … Universalium
Testaceography — Tes*ta ce*og ra*phy, n. [Testacea + graphy: cf. F. testac[ e]ographie.] The science which treats of testaceans, or shellfish; the description of shellfish. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
biology — /buy ol euh jee/, n. 1. the science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, esp. with reference to origin, growth, reproduction, structure, and behavior. 2. the living organisms of a region: the biology of Pennsylvania. 3. the… … Universalium
Arcellinida — protozoan order, formerly called Testacida, the members of which are commonly known as testaceans. See testacean. * * * … Universalium
mollusks — n. pl. Shell fish (with thick entire shells, like the clam), testacea, testaceans … New dictionary of synonyms
testacea — n. pl. See testaceans … New dictionary of synonyms
