Pleuronema

noun

Pleu·​ro·​ne·​ma

ˌplu̇rəˈnēmə

: a genus of holotrichous ciliates living in fresh and salt water and having an ovoid body with a folding undulating membrane see holotricha

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pleur- + -nema

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