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arcella

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Ar⋅cel⋅la

  [ahr-sel-uh]
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–noun
a genus of freshwater, ameboid protozoa that secrete a hard, umbrellalike shell having a single opening through which the pseudopodia extend.
Origin:
1838; < NL, equiv. to L arc(a) a chest, box + -ella dim. suffix
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arcella

noun
an amoeba-like protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella 
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