həˈlä.trə̇kə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from hol- + -tricha
: a large order of uniformly ciliated euciliate protozoans without adoral zone, usually with a cytostome, and with holozoic or saprozoic nutrition
• ho·lot·ri·chal -kəl or ho·lot·ri·chous -kəs adjective
• ho·lot·ri·chous·ly adverb