Heterotricha
plural noun
Het·er·ot·ri·cha
ˌhetəˈrä‧trə̇kə
: a suborder of Spirotricha comprising ciliate protozoans that have uniform or reduced ciliation but no cirri and containing free-living organisms (as members of the genus Stentor) as well as commensals and parasites of vertebrate intestines see balantidium
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from heter- + -tricha