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Oxytricha
noun
Ox·yt·ri·cha
\äkˈsi‧trə̇kə\
Definition of Oxytricha
: a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Oxytrichidae) of flexible ellipsoidal hypotrichous ciliates with eight frontal, five ventral, and undeveloped caudal cirri — compare stylonychia
oxytrichid
\-rə̇kə̇d\ adjective or nounExplore Merriam-Webster
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Origin and Etymology of oxytricha
New Latin, from 1oxy- + -tricha
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