ARCELLA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An amoeba-like protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("arcella" is a kind of...):

protozoan; protozoon (any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic)

Holonyms ("arcella" is a member of...):

genus Arcella (type genus of the Arcellidae)

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