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PELLICLE

Dictionary entry overview: What does pellicle mean?

• PELLICLE (noun)
The noun PELLICLE has 1 sense:

1. thin protective membrane in some protozoa

Familiarity information: PELLICLE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PELLICLE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Thin protective membrane in some protozoa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("pellicle" is a kind of...):

investment (outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism)

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