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peritrich
per·i·trich
[
pérrə trìk
]
(
plural
per·i·tri·cha
[
pə ríttrəkə
]
)
noun
Definition:
microscopic organism:
a simple microscopic invertebrate
protozoan
covered in tiny filaments cilia that it uses to move around
[
Early 20th century. < modern Latin
peritricha
< Greek
peri
"around" +
trikh-
"hair"
]
pe·rit·ri·chous
[
pə ríttrəkəss
]
adjective
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pe·rit·ri·chous [ pə ríttrəkəss ] adjective
