| English Dictionary |
ARCELLA
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does arcella mean?
• ARCELLA (noun)
The noun ARCELLA has 1 sense:
1. an amoeba-like protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella
Familiarity information: ARCELLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An amoeba-like protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella
Classified under:
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)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Talk is cheap." (English proverb)
"Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark." (Native American proverb, Cheyenne)
"They whom got shy, died." (Arabic proverb)
"Think before acting and whilst acting still think." (Dutch proverb)
"Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark." (Native American proverb, Cheyenne)
"They whom got shy, died." (Arabic proverb)
"Think before acting and whilst acting still think." (Dutch proverb)