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Peritricha

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(n. pl.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Peritricha'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/peritricha.html. 1828.
 
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