spirotrich

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Noun

1. Any of a large and distinctive group of [[ciliate]] [[protozoa]], of the class [[Spirotrichea]], typically with [[prominent]] [[oral]] [[cilia]] in the form of a series of [[polykinetid]]s, called the [[adoral]] zone of [[membranelle]]s, beginning [[anterior]] to the oral cavity and running down to the left side of the mouth.

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