heterotrich

[ het-er-uh-trik ]
/ ˈhɛt ər ə trɪk /

noun

any ciliate of the suborder Heterotricha, having the body covered uniformly with short cilia.

Origin of heterotrich

< New Latin Heterotricha name of the order. See hetero-, -tricha

OTHER WORDS FROM heterotrich

het·er·ot·ri·chous [het-uh-ro-truh-kuh s] /ˌhɛt əˈrɒ trə kəs/, adjective

Words nearby heterotrich

heterothallic, heterotonia, heterotopia, heterotransplant, heterotransplantation, heterotrich, heterotrichosis, heterotroph, heterotrophic, heterotropia, heterotypic