Epitheca

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  • n. The upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A continuous and, usually, structureless layer which covers more or less of the exterior of many corals.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In zoology, a continuous external layer investing and surrounding the thecæ of certain corals.
  • n. [capitalized] In entomology, a genus of neuropterous insects, of the family Libellulidæ, or dragon-flies.
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