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pellicle
pellicle [ péllik'l ] (plural pellicles)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. thin film or membrane: a thin film, membrane, or skin
2. flexible sheath beneath protozoan cell membrane: a multilayered flexible sheath that lies immediately beneath the cell membrane of many protozoans
[Mid-16th century. Via French< Latin pellicula, literally 'small skin' < pellis 'skin']

pellicular [ pə líkylər ] adjective
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