Holotricha

plural noun

Ho·​lot·​ri·​cha

həˈlä‧trə̇kə

: a large order of uniformly ciliated euciliate protozoans without adoral zone, usually with a cytostome, and with holozoic or saprozoic nutrition

holotrichal

-kəl

adjective

or holotrichous

-kəs

holotrichously adverb

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hol- + -tricha

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