Chonotricha

plural noun

Cho·​not·​ri·​cha

kōˈnä‧trə̇kə

: a small order of euciliate protozoans that are commensal on the surface of aquatic invertebrates, have a more or less vasiform body with reduced ciliation and complex terminal peristome, and reproduce by budding and in some cases by conjugation

chonotrichous

-kəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from chono- (irregular from Greek chonnos copper cup) + -tricha

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