Look up: peritrich

1. peritrich
   any ciliated vase-shaped protozoan of the order Peritrichida (more than 1,000 species), found in both fresh and salt water. Usually nonmotile ... [1 related articles]
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2. peritrich
   peritrich 1. Any of various protozoans, such as the vorticella, having a wide oral opening surrounded by cilia. 2. Any ciliate protozoan of the subclass Peritrichia.
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3. Peritrich
   The `peritrichs` (Latin: `Peritrichia`) are a large and distinctive group of ciliate protozoa. They are usually bell or disc shaped, with a prominent paroral membrane arising from the oral cavity and circling counter-clockwise around the anterior of the cell, accompanied by a smaller series of membr...
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