Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a theca; encased or sheathed.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a theca; contained in a theca; sheathed.
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- adjective biology Having a
theca , or outer sheath
Etymologies
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theca + -ate
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Examples
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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.
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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 1906
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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 1906
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