• Spirotrich

    Full definition of spirotrich

    Noun

    spirotrich

    (plural spirotrichs)
    1. Any of a large and distinctive group of ciliate protozoa, of the class Spirotrichea, typically with prominent oral cilia in the form of a series of polykinetids, called the adoral zone of membranelles, beginning anterior to the oral cavity and running down to the left side of the mouth.

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