difflugia

noun

dif·​flu·​gia

də̇flüjēə

1

capitalized : a genus of protozoans related to Amoeba but having an ovoid shell of cemented sand grains

2

plural -s : any protozoan of the genus Difflugia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Latin diffluere + New Latin -ia

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