heterotricha

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heterotricha - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Heterotricha \Het`e*rot"ri*cha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? other +
     ?, gen. ?, a hair.] (Zool.)
     A division of ciliated Infusoria, having fine cilia all over
     the body, and a circle of larger ones around the anterior
     end. Heterotropal