Associations to the word «Testacea»

Wiktionary

TESTACEA, proper noun. (obsolete) Any of several obsolete groupings of animals:
TESTACEA, proper noun. The third order of Vermes in Linnean taxonomy, including shellfish and mollusks.
TESTACEA, proper noun. The order of bivalves in Cuvieran taxonomy.
TESTACEA, proper noun. Certain pteropods, including all with calcareous shells.
TESTACEA, proper noun. A taxonomic suborder within the order Rhizopoda   — Certain protozoa with a shell through holes in which pseudopods protrude.

Dictionary definition

TESTACEA, noun. Testacean rhizopods.

Wise words

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Alexander Pope