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peritrich

(pĕrˈĭ-trĭkˌ)

noun pl. pe·rit·richs also pe·rit·ri·cha (pə-rĭtˈrĭ-kə)
Any of various protozoans, such as the vorticella, having a wide oral opening surrounded by cilia.

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