TETRAHYMENA


Meaning of TETRAHYMENA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌte-trə-ˈhī-mə-nə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from tetra- + Greek hymēn membrane

Date: 1962

: any of a genus ( Tetrahymena ) of ciliate protozoans

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