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Peritrichous
see synonyms of peritrichousAdjective
1. peritrichous
covered all over with uniformly distributed flagella
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Peritrichous
see synonyms of peritrichous adjective
1.
having flagella evenly distributed over the entire surface of the cell
said of bacteria2. Zoology
having a row of cilia around the mouth
said of protozoansWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Peritrichous
see synonyms of peritrichousadj.
1. Having flagella uniformly distributed over the body surface, as certain bacteria.
2. Having a band of cilia around the mouth, as certain protozoans.
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