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单词 tetrahymena
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tetrahymena

noun

tet·​ra·​hy·​me·​na ˌte-trə-ˈhī-mə-nə How to pronounce tetrahymena (audio)
: any of a genus (Tetrahymena) of ciliate protozoans

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tetra- + Greek hymēn membrane

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

tetrahymena

noun

tet·​ra·​hy·​me·​na -ˈhī-mə-nə How to pronounce tetrahymena (audio)
1
capitalized : a genus of free-living ciliate protozoans much used for genetic and biochemical research
2
: any ciliate protozoan of the genus Tetrahymena
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