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Testacean

Translation of "testacean" into Russian

testacean

Noun

/tɛˈsteɪʃən/

testaceans pl

тестацеи

Testaceans are a group of amoeboid protists with shells.

Тестацеи - это группа амебоидных протистов с раковинами.

Additional translations

раковинные амёбы

раковинные протисты

testacean

Adjective

/ˌtɛstəˈsiːən/

тестациевый

The testacean shell is often found in freshwater environments.

Тестациевая раковина часто встречается в пресноводных средах.

Definitions

testacean

Noun

/ˌtɛstəˈsiːən/

Any shelled invertebrate, especially a mollusk or a testate amoeba; an organism belonging to, or formerly classified in, the group Testacea.

Among the material collected were several testaceans whose calcareous shells were remarkably well preserved.

(Obsolete) A shellfish; a mollusk with a hard external shell.

Seventeenth-century naturalists listed oysters and other common testaceans among the riches of the coastal waters.

testacean

Adjective

/ˌtɛstəˈsiːən/

Having or bearing a shell; pertaining to organisms whose body is encased in a hard test or shell (especially certain mollusks or protozoans).

In fossil beds the researchers found numerous testacean remains indicating a formerly marine environment.

Idioms and phrases

freshwater testacean

Freshwater testacean populations thrive in clean rivers.

пресноводный тестацей

Популяции пресноводных тестациев процветают в чистых реках.

testacean community

The lake hosts a diverse testacean community.

сообщество тестациев

В озере обитает разнообразное сообщество тестациев.

testacean fauna

Environmental changes threaten the testacean fauna of the region.

фауна тестациев

Экологические изменения угрожают фауне тестациев этого региона.

testacean shell

The researcher examined the testacean shell under a microscope.

раковина тестацея

Исследователь рассмотрел раковину тестацея под микроскопом.

testacean species

Scientists discovered new testacean species in the peat bog.

виды тестациев

Учёные обнаружили новые виды тестациев в торфянике.