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Definition of: Holotrichida
(hol′ə·trik′ə·də) noun
An order of ciliate infusorians with cilia nearly uniformly disposed over the surface of the body. [<NL <HOLO- + Gk. trix, trichos hair]
—ho·lot·ri·chal (hə·lot′ri·kəl), ho·lot′ri·chous adjective
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