heterotrich

[ het-er-uh-trik ]

noun
  1. any ciliate of the suborder Heterotricha, having the body covered uniformly with short cilia.

Origin of heterotrich

1
<New Latin Heterotricha name of the order. See hetero-, -tricha

Other words from heterotrich

  • het·er·ot·ri·chous [het-uh-ro-truh-kuhs], /ˌhɛt əˈrɒ trə kəs/, adjective

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