peritroch

P3E1R1I1T1R1O1C3H4

noun

A circlet of cilia, as in the rotifers.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

noun
  1. biologyA circlet of cilia, as in the rotifers.
  2. biologyAn organism having a circlet of cilia, such as a ciliated embryo.

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