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oligotrich

oligotrich noun: any of a group of ciliate protozoa, included among the spirotrichs, with prominent oral cilia, which are arranged as a collar and lapel, in contrast to the choreotrichs where they form a complete circle.

Noun

oligotrich (plural oligotrichs)

  1. Any of a group of ciliate protozoa, included among the spirotrichs, with prominent oral cilia, which are arranged as a collar and lapel, in contrast to the choreotrichs where they form a complete circle

Forms of oligotrich

pluraloligotrichs

Words formed from oligotrich

Questions about oligotrich

What does oligotrich mean?
Oligotrich means any of a group of ciliate protozoa, included among the spirotrichs, with prominent oral cilia, which are arranged as a collar and lapel, in contrast to the choreotrichs where they form a complete circle.
What part of speech is oligotrich?
Oligotrich is a noun.
What is the plural of oligotrich?
The plural of oligotrich is oligotrichs.

Words near oligotrich in the dictionary

  1. oligotherapy
  2. oligothiophene
  3. oligothiophenes
  4. oligothymidine
  5. oligothymidines
  6. oligotrich
  7. oligotrichid
  8. oligotrichids
  9. oligotrichous
  10. oligotrichs
  11. oligotrimer

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