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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having flagella uniformly distributed over the body surface, as certain bacteria.
- adjective Having a band of cilia around the mouth, as certain protozoans.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a zone of cilia around the body; of or pertaining to the Peritricha. See cut under
Vorticella .
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- adjective biology Having
flagella around the body or around the mouth
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective covered all over with uniformly distributed flagella
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Examples
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For instance, _B. megatherium_ and _B. subtilis_ pass in a few hours after commencement of growth from a motile stage with peritrichous cilia, into one of filamentous growth preceded by casting of the cilia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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Diagnostic characters: Attached or unattached forma of peritrichous ciliates in which the adoral zone seen from above forms a right-wound spiral.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 1906
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Strain 3841 has 1-3 plain subpolar flagella while strain VF39SM exhibits 4-7 plain peritrichous flagella.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Dinah Tambalo 2010
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Tell the pot peritrichous for added ten minutes, then add the two remaining tablespoons of oil and strike.
UH Watch 2010
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(lophotrichous); _Bactridium_ (Fischer), motile, with cilia all over the surface (peritrichous).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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