Euplotes

noun

Eu·​plo·​tes

yüˈplōt(ˌ)ēz

: a genus (the type of the family Euplotidae) of large rigid ovoid hypotrichous ciliates extremely common in fresh and salt water

euplotid

-ōtə̇d

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from eu- + -plotes (probably irregular from Greek plōt-, plōs swimmer, from plein to sail, swim)

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