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Definition of Thecate
1. theca [adj] - See also: theca
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thecate
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 ..."