Tintinnidae

plural noun

Tin·​tin·​ni·​dae

tin‧ˈtinəˌdē

: a large family that comprises loricate oligotrichous typically pelagic ciliates widely distributed in the seas and occasionally found in fresh and brackish water and sometimes made coextensive with a suborder or other major division of Spirotricha

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Tintinnus, type genus (probably from Latin tintinnare to ring) + -idae

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