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tetrahymena
[ te-truh-hahy-muh-nuh ]
/ ˌtɛ trəˈhaɪ mə nə /
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noun Biology.
any ciliated protozoan of the genus Tetrahymena, a relative of the paramecium: often used in genetics research.
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