hypotrich
noun
any ciliate of the suborder Hypotricha, having cilia chiefly on the ventral surface.
hypotrichous
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a word derived from
hypotrich.
Example Sentences
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Some new hypotrichous Infusoria from American fresh waters.
From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan)
It reproduces by giving rise to many little buds, ciliated on the upper surface like free-swimming, hypotrichous infusoria.
From The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development by Hertwig, Oscar
