释义 |
cho·not·ri·cha \kōˈnä.trə̇kə\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from chono- (irregular from Greek chonnos copper cup) + -tricha : a small order of euciliate protozoans that are commensal on the surface of aquatic invertebrates, have a more or less vasiform body with reduced ciliation and complex terminal peristome, and reproduce by budding and in some cases by conjugation • cho·not·ri·chous \-kəs\ adjective |