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tetrahymena

tetrahymena noun: a eukaryote of the genus Tetrahymena.

Noun

tetrahymena (plural tetrahymenas)

  1. A eukaryote of the genus Tetrahymena.

Forms of tetrahymena

pluraltetrahymenas

Questions about tetrahymena

What does tetrahymena mean?
Tetrahymena means a eukaryote of the genus Tetrahymena.
What part of speech is tetrahymena?
Tetrahymena is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrahymena?
The plural of tetrahymena is tetrahymenas.

Words near tetrahymena in the dictionary

  1. tetrahydroxyl
  2. tetrahydroxylated
  3. tetrahydroxyls
  4. tetrahydroxyquinone
  5. tetrahydrozoline
  6. tetrahymena
  7. tetrahymenas
  8. tetraindole
  9. tetraindoles
  10. tetraiodid
  11. tetraiodide

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