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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gas•tro•trich (gas′trə trik),USA pronunciation n. - Microbiologyany of the microscopic, multicellular animals of the class or phylum Gastrotricha, of fresh or salt waters, characterized by bands of cilia on the ventral surface of the bottle-shaped or ribbony body and by a protrusible feeding apparatus at the mouth.
- Neo-Latin Gastrotricha, equivalent. to gastro- gastro- + Greek -tricha neuter plural of -trichos -haired, adjective, adjectival derivative of thríx hair
- 1935–40;
gas•trot•ri•chan (gas tro′tri kən),USA pronunciation adj. |