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epithecae

epithecae is the plural of epitheca.

Meaning of epitheca

Noun

epitheca (plural epithecae)

  1. The upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
    • Cellariiform, the orifices nearly confined to the convex frontal and lateral surfaces; the basal surface with a strong median calcareous keel, almost concealed by a flat membranous epitheca, which covers the whole zoarium […]1957, Sidney Frederic Harmer, The Polyzoa of the Siboga Expedition, page 1106

Questions about epithecae

What is epithecae the plural of?
Epithecae is the plural of epitheca.

Words near epithecae in the dictionary

  1. epithalamizing
  2. epithalamus
  3. epithalamy
  4. epithalline
  5. epitheca
  6. epithecae
  7. epithecal
  8. epithecia
  9. epithecial
  10. epithecium
  11. epithelia

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