oligotrich

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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

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Meanings

nounoligotrich (plural oligotrichs)

plural oligotrichs

  1. biologyAny 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
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