Definition of Thecate

1. Adjective. (biology) Having a theca, or outer sheath ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thecate

1. theca [adj] - See also: theca

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thecate

theca folliculi
theca interna
theca interna cone
theca lutein cell
theca vertebralis
thecae
thecal
thecal abscess
thecal whitlow
thecaphore
thecaphores
thecas
thecasporous
thecata
thecate (current term)
thecia
thecitis
thecium
thecodactyl
thecodont
thecodont reptile
thecodontia
thecodonts
thecomatosis
thecophora
thecosomata
thecostegnosia
thede

Literary usage of Thecate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cambridge Natural History by Arthur Everett Shipley, Sidney Frederic Harmer (1906)
"... cell often thecate (a) No anterior process: often parasitic . ... surrounding the base of the flagellum : cells often thecate. (L) Funnel free . ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... off from the nucleus into the endo- plasm, play an important part in many reproductive processes, Equal binary fission is common. In the thecate forms, ..."

3. Protozoölogy by Gary Nathan Calkins (1909)
"thecate forms; the base of the cup is drawn out into a long stalk, and the walls are ... The individuals are naked and stalked, or thecate and stalked or ..."

4. The Protozoa by Gary Nathan Calkins (1901)
"thecate forms ; the base of the cup is drawn out into a long stalk, and the walls are ... The individuals are naked and stalked, or thecate and stalked or ..."

5. The Protozoa by Gary Nathan Calkins (1901)
"thecate forms ; the base of the cup is drawn out into a long stalk, and the walls are ... The individuals are naked and stalked, or thecate and stalked or ..."

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