Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not sheathed; specifically, of or pertaining to the Athecata.
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Examples
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Attached forms; thecate and _Urnulidæ_ athecate tentacles simple, one or two in number
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 1906
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Naked; athecate; tentacles _Dendrosomidæ_ numerous, all alike, knobbed and grouped in tufts.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 1906
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