Hypotricha

plural noun

Hy·​pot·​ri·​cha

hīˈpä‧trə̇kə

: a suborder of Spirotricha comprising ciliates that have cilia only on the ventral surface and usually fused to cirri and that often have tactile bristles on the dorsum compare euplotes , oxytricha , stylonychia

hypotrichous

(ˈ)⸗¦⸗⸗kəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hypo- + -tricha

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