TESTACEA

Testacea, order Testacea

(noun) testacean rhizopods

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Tes*ta"ce*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. testaceum a shelled anumal. See Testaceous.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Invertebrate animals covered with shells, especially mollusks; shellfish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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