heterotrich

[het-er-uh-trik]

noun

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

Origin of heterotrich

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

Related formshet·er·ot·ri·chous

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