opisthe
/əʊˈpɪsθiː/ /əʊˈpiːst/Biology
noun
In ciliate protozoa: the posterior of the two organisms formed by transverse fission.
Origin
1950s. From French opisthe from ancient Greek ὄπισθεν behind.
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