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PELLICLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pellicle mean?
• PELLICLE (noun)
The noun PELLICLE has 1 sense:
1. thin protective membrane in some protozoa
Familiarity information: PELLICLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thin protective membrane in some protozoa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("pellicle" is a kind of...):
investment (outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism)
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