-TRICHA

Meaning of -TRICHA in English

a combining form meaning "ones having hair" of the kind or number specified by the initial element, used in taxonomic names, esp. in taxa of ciliated protozoans: Chonotricha; Spirotricha.

[ -trichos (see -TRICH) ]

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-TRICHA — trə̇kə noun combining form ( plural -tricha ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek -trichos -trichous : one or ones having …
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TRICHOTOMY — -_mē noun ( -es ) Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin trichotomia, from Greek trichotomein to trisect (from tricha threefold …
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SPIROTRICHA — spīˈrä.trə̇kə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from spir- + -tricha : a large order consisting of euciliate protozoans …
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PERITRICHA — pəˈri.trə̇kə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from peri- + -tricha (from Greek trich-, thrix hair) — more at …
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OXYTRICHA — äkˈsi.trə̇kə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from oxy- (I) + -tricha : a widely distributed genus (the type of …
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OLIGOTRICHA — ˌäləˈgä.trə̇kə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from olig- + -tricha : a suborder of Spirotricha comprising ciliated protozoans …
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HYPOTRICHA — hīˈpä.trə̇kə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from hypo- + -tricha : a suborder of Spirotricha comprising ciliates that …
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HOLOTRICHA — həˈlä.trə̇kə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from hol- + -tricha : a large order of uniformly ciliated euciliate …
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HETEROTRICHA — ˌhed.əˈrä.trə̇kə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from heter- + -tricha : a suborder of Spirotricha comprising ciliate protozoans …
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GASTROTRICHA — gaˈsträ.trə̇kə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from gastr- + -tricha : a small class or other group of …
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CHONOTRICHA — kōˈnä.trə̇kə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from chono- (irregular from Greek chonnos copper cup) + -tricha : a …
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-TRICH — a combining form meaning "one having hair" of the kind or number specified by the initial element; often used to …
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PERITRICHOUS — /peuh ri"tri keuhs/ , adj. 1. (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface. 2. (of …
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HYPOTRICH — — hypotrichous /huy po"tri keuhs/ , adj. /huy"peuh trik/ , n. any ciliate of the suborder Hypotricha, having cilia chiefly …
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HETEROTRICH — — heterotrichous /het'euh ro"treuh keuhs/ , adj. /het"euhr euh trik/ , n. any ciliate of the suborder Heterotricha, having the …
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GASTROTRICH — — gastrotrichan /gas tro"tri keuhn/ , adj. /gas"treuh trik/ , n. any of the microscopic, multicellular animals of the class …
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TRICHOTOMOUS — adjective Etymology: Late Greek trichotomein to trisect, from Greek tricha in three (akin to treis three) + -tomein (akin to …
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TRICHOTOMOUS — [tri.chot.o.mous] adj [LGk trichotomein to trisect, fr. Gk tricha in three (akin to treis three) + -tomein (akin to temnein …
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