Heterotricha

plural noun

Het·​er·​ot·​ri·​cha

ˌhetəˈrä‧trə̇kə

: 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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from heter- + -tricha

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