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
peritrichously
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Origin and Etymology of peritrichous
peri- + Greek trich-, thrix hair
First Known Use: 1877
Medical Dictionary
peritrichous
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adjective
pe·rit·ri·chous
\pə-ˈri-tri-kəs\
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
peritrichously
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