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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Peritricha

· Pe·rit·ri·cha · IPA
01 n. pl. A division of ciliated Infusoria having a circle of cilia around the oral disk and sometimes another around the body. It includes the vort…
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    A division of ciliated Infusoria having a circle of cilia around the oral disk and sometimes another around the body. It includes the vorticellas. See Vorticella.(Zool.) See: Vorticella