HETEROTRICHA


Meaning of HETEROTRICHA in English

ˌhed.əˈrä.trə̇kə noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from heter- + -tricha

: a suborder of Spirotricha comprising ciliate protozoans that have uniform or reduced ciliation but no cirri and containing free-living organisms (as members of the genus Stentor ) as well as commensals and parasites of vertebrate intestines — see balantidium

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