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Opalina

noun
Opa·​li·​na | \ ˌōpəˈlīnə, -lēnə\

Definition of Opalina

: a genus (the type of the family Opalinidae) of large flattened multinucleate protociliates that are endozoic in the rectum of amphibians

History and Etymology for Opalina

New Latin, from Latin opalus opal + New Latin -ina

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