Definitions
Etymologies
- theca + -ate (Wiktionary)
Examples
“By analyzing DNA sequences contained in the plastid of the thecate amoeba Paulinella, researchers have shown that it is a recent endosymbiont whose genome features are virtually unchanged from those of its cyanobacterial progenitor.”
“Attached forms; thecate and _Urnulidæ_ athecate tentacles simple, one or two in number”
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901
“Naked or thecate; stalked or not; _Acinetidæ_ tentacles numerous, usually knobbed and all alike”
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘thecate’.
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phrontistery-t
from phrontistery.info
tyromancy, tyroma, tyroid, tyriasis, tyrannicide, typtology, typothetae, typomania, typography, typographia, typhonic, typhomania and 930 more...
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Adjectival Arcana
A roster of adjectives that infrequently surface in typical conversation and writing. Many are dredged from scientific or other technical jargon or sieved from examples of disused archaic forms.
unitegmic, acaulescent, reticuloendothelial, ingressive, uniate, acanthopterygian, ossific, epiphysial, perivisceral, acœlomatous, cestoid, acælomate and 7756 more...
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Appearance
specious, meretricious, staid, gallant, motley, variegated, spurious, Natty, spruce, haggard, destitute, viridescent and 60 more...
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Sheathed (Ensheathed)
Words meaning sheathed or ensheathed
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