peritrichous
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Definition of peritrichous
1 : having flagella uniformly distributed over the body peritrichous bacteria
2 : having a spiral line of modified cilia around the oral disk peritrichous protozoa
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peritrichous
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Medical Definition of peritrichous
1 : having or being flagella which are uniformly distributed over the body peritrichous bacteria
2 : having a spiral line of modified cilia around the cytostome peritrichous protozoans
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