pe·rit·ri·chous | \ pə-ˈri-tri-kəs 
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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
adjectivepe·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
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The first known use of peritrichous was in 1877
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