hīˈpä.trə̇kə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from hypo- + -tricha
: a suborder of Spirotricha comprising ciliates that have cilia only on the ventral surface and usually fused to cirri and that often have tactile bristles on the dorsum — compare euplotes , oxytricha , stylonychia
• hy·pot·ri·chous (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷kəs adjective