adjective
- having a theca or protective case
Usage: biological; technical
Examples
- The thecate hydroids have protective cups around their polyps.
- Thecate corals build calcium carbonate skeletons for protection.
- The researcher studied thecate species in the marine ecosystem.
- Thecate organisms show greater resistance to environmental stress.
- The fossil record shows many thecate marine invertebrates.
- Thecate bryozoans create elaborate colonial structures.