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peritrich

peritrich noun: a ciliate protozoan of the subclass Peritrichia.

Noun

peritrich (plural peritrichs)

  1. A ciliate protozoan of the subclass Peritrichia.

Forms of peritrich

pluralperitrichs

Words formed from peritrich

Questions about peritrich

What does peritrich mean?
Peritrich means a ciliate protozoan of the subclass Peritrichia.
What part of speech is peritrich?
Peritrich is a noun.
What is the plural of peritrich?
The plural of peritrich is peritrichs.

Words near peritrich in the dictionary

  1. peritremal
  2. peritremata
  3. peritrematic
  4. peritreme
  5. peritremes
  6. peritrich
  7. peritrichious
  8. peritrichous
  9. peritrichously
  10. peritrichs
  11. peritrigonal

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