BLEPHARISMA

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrizmə noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from blephar- + -isma (from Latin -ismus -ism)

: a genus of large ovoid or pyriform frequently rose-colored free-living ciliates (order Spirotricha) having the peristome highly developed