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peritricha
CIDE DICTIONARY
peritricha, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. about + , , hair.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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