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heterotrich

American

[het-er-uh-trik] / ˈhɛt ər ə trɪk /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

heterotrichous adjective

Etymology

Origin of heterotrich

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

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