-trichous

-trichous
-trichous suff.
Having a specified kind of hair or hairlike part:

peritrichous.

  [From Greek -trikhos, from thrix, trikh-, hair.]

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  • peritrichous — pe•rit•ri•chous [[t]pəˈrɪ trɪ kəs[/t]] adj. 1) mcr (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface 2) mcr (of certain protozoans) having cilia arranged spirally around the mouth • Etymology: 1875–80; peri + trichous… …   From formal English to slang

  • peritrichous — adjective covered all over with uniformly distributed flagella • Similar to: ↑covered • Topics: ↑bacteria, ↑bacterium * * * /peuh ri tri keuhs/, adj. 1. (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface. 2. (of certain …   Useful english dictionary

  • amphitrichous — (ˈ)am|fi.trəkəs adjective Etymology: amphi + trichous : having flagella at both ends …   Useful english dictionary

  • lissotrichous — kəs adjective Etymology: liss + trichous : leiotrichous …   Useful english dictionary

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  • polytrichous — pəˈli.trə̇kəs adjective Etymology: Greek polytrichos very hairy, from poly very, much (from polys much, many) + trichos trichous : thickly covered with hairs or cilia * * * polytrichous see poly …   Useful english dictionary

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