spirotrich

English

Noun

spirotrich (plural spirotrichs)

1. Any of a large and distinctive group of ciliate protozoa, of the class Spirotrichea, typically with prominent oral cilia in the form of a series of polykinetids, called the adoral zone of membranelles, beginning anterior to the oral cavity and running down to the left side of the mouth.

Related terms

• spirotrichous