peritrichous

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adjective

Having flagella around the body or around the mouth

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Meanings

adjectiveperitrichous (comparative more peritrichous, superlative most peritrichous)

comparative more peritrichous · superlative most peritrichous

  1. biologyHaving flagella around the body or around the mouth

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecovered all over with uniformly distributed flagella

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covered

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From peri- + tricho- + -ous.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

courtiership
Cite this entry
APA

peritrichous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peritrichous

MLA

“peritrichous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peritrichous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peritrichous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peritrichous.

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