Euplotes
noun
Eu·plo·tes
yüˈplōt(ˌ)ēz
: a genus (the type of the family Euplotidae) of large rigid ovoid hypotrichous ciliates extremely common in fresh and salt water
euplotid adjective or noun
-ōtə̇d
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from eu- + -plotes (probably irregular from Greek plōt-, plōs swimmer, from plein to sail, swim)
- pedes
- pedeses
- pedesis
- pedesises
- pedesisses
- pedestal
- pedestal box
- pedestal desk
- pedestal mount
- pedestal pile
- pedestal ring
- pedestal rock
- pedestal table
- pedestaled
- pedestaling
- pedestalled
- pedestalling
- pedestals
- pedestrial
- pedestrian
- pedestrian crossing
- pedestrian island
- pedestrian traffic
- pedestrian/foot traffic
- pedestrianate