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heterotrich

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[het-er-uh-trik] / ˈhɛt ər ə trɪk /

noun

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


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Etymology

Origin of heterotrich

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


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