| 释义 |
het·er·ot·ri·cha
\ˌhed.əˈrä.trə̇kə\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from heter- + -tricha
: a suborder of Spirotricha comprising ciliate protozoans that have uniform or reduced ciliation but no cirri and containing free-living organisms (as members of the genus Stentor) as well as commensals and parasites of vertebrate intestines — see balantidium |