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Peritricha
Webster's Dictionary
(n. pl.) A division of ciliated Infusoria having a circle of cilia around the oral disk and sometimes another around the body. It includes the vorticellas. See Vorticella.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Peritricha'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/peritricha.html. 1828.