SINCE 1828
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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