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hypotrich

hypotrich noun: any of a group of ciliate protozoa, of the subclass Hypotrichia, included among the spirotrichs, mostly oval in shape with a rigid pellicle and isolated tufts of cirri on the ventral surface of the cell.

Noun

hypotrich (plural hypotrichs)

  1. Any of a group of ciliate protozoa, of the subclass Hypotrichia, included among the spirotrichs, mostly oval in shape with a rigid pellicle and isolated tufts of cirri on the ventral surface of the cell.

Forms of hypotrich

pluralhypotrichs

Questions about hypotrich

What does hypotrich mean?
Hypotrich means any of a group of ciliate protozoa, of the subclass Hypotrichia, included among the spirotrichs, mostly oval in shape with a rigid pellicle and isolated tufts of cirri on the ventral surface of the cell.
What part of speech is hypotrich?
Hypotrich is a noun.
What is the plural of hypotrich?
The plural of hypotrich is hypotrichs.

Words near hypotrich in the dictionary

  1. hypotransferrinaemia
  2. hypotransferrinemia
  3. hypotransferrinemic
  4. hypotrehalosemia
  5. hypotrehalosemic
  6. hypotrich
  7. hypotrichoses
  8. hypotrichosis
  9. hypotrichotic
  10. hypotrichous
  11. hypotrichs

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