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holotrichous

holotrichous adjective: relating to ciliates of the former order Holotricha.

Adjective

holotrichous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to ciliates of the former order Holotricha

Questions about holotrichous

What does holotrichous mean?
Holotrichous means relating to ciliates of the former order Holotricha.
What part of speech is holotrichous?
Holotrichous is an adjective.

Words near holotrichous in the dictionary

  1. holotoxoids
  2. holotranscriptome
  3. holotranscriptomes
  4. holotransferrin
  5. holotrich
  6. holotrichous
  7. holotrichs
  8. holotricin
  9. holotropic
  10. holotype
  11. holotypes

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