heterotrich

[ het-er-uh-trik ]

/ ˈhɛt ər ə trɪk /

noun

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

Nearby words

heterothallic, heterotonia, heterotopia, heterotransplant, heterotransplantation, heterotrich, heterotrichosis, heterotroph, heterotrophic, heterotropia, heterotypic

Origin of heterotrich

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

Related forms

het·er·ot·ri·chous

[het-uh-ro-truh-kuh s] /ˌhɛt əˈrɒ trə kəs/, adjective

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