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Meaning of pelta

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

pelta

noun

Definitions

  1. A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptical form, or crescent-shaped.

  2. A crescent-shaped design used in mosaics.

  3. A flat apothecium with no rim.

  4. A crescent-shaped sheet of microtubules that encircles the base of the flagella of a protozoan.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pelta

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