pseudonavicula

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noun

One of the minute spindle-shaped embryos of gregarines and some other Protozoa.

OriginLatin nāvicula →
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Meanings

nounpseudonavicula (plural pseudonaviculas or pseudonaviculae)

plural pseudonaviculas · plural pseudonaviculae

  1. biologyOne of the minute spindle-shaped embryos of gregarines and some other Protozoa.

Origin

  1. Latinnāvicula
  2. Englishpseudonavicula

From pseudo- + Latin nāvicula, diminutive of nāvis (“ship”). See navicular.

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APA

pseudonavicula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudonavicula

MLA

“pseudonavicula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudonavicula. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudonavicula,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudonavicula.

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