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Categories: Microbiology stubs
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lorica
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A hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example) WordNet 3.0
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biology
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A hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In biology, a lorica is a shell-like protective outer covering, often reinforced with sand grains and other particles that some protozoans and loriciferan animals secrete. Wikipedia
A structure secreted by some of the protozoans Wikipedia Disambiguation
The protective case or shell of a Loricifera, infusorian or rotifer. Wiktionary
IS A
sheath
exoskeleton
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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lorica
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lorica (biology)
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lorica
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lorica

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