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eu·plo·tes
\yüˈplōd.(ˌ)ēz\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from eu- + -plotes (probably irregular from Greek plōt-, plōs swimmer, from plein to sail, swim) — more at flow
: a genus (the type of the family Euplotidae) of large rigid ovoid hypotrichous ciliates extremely common in fresh and salt water
• eu·plo·tid \-ōd.ə̇d\ adjective or noun |