oligotrich
Biology
adjective
Of, relating to, or belonging to a group (now the order Oligotrichida) of ciliate protozoans characterized by conspicuous cilia in the mouth region and (usually) a lack of body cilia.
noun
A protozoan of this group.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Quarterly Review of Biology. After scientific Latin Oligotricha; compare Oligotrichina, Oligotrichida.
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