Euplotes
noun
Eu·plo·tes
yüˈplōt(ˌ)ēz
: a genus (the type of the family Euplotidae) of large rigid ovoid hypotrichous ciliates extremely common in fresh and salt water
euplotid adjective or noun
-ōtə̇d
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from eu- + -plotes (probably irregular from Greek plōt-, plōs swimmer, from plein to sail, swim)