| 释义 |
tin·tin·ni·dae
\tin.ˈtinəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Tintinnus, type genus (probably from Latin tintinnare to ring) + -idae
: a large family that comprises loricate oligotrichous typically pelagic ciliates widely distributed in the seas and occasionally found in fresh and brackish water and sometimes made coextensive with a suborder or other major division of Spirotricha |