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difflugia
noun
dif·flu·gia
\də̇flüjēə\
Definition of difflugia
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
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Origin and Etymology of difflugia
New Latin, irregular from Latin diffluere + New Latin -ia
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