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Definition of: lophotrichous
(lō·fot′ri·kəs) adjective Zool.
Having a tuft of cilia at one pole of the cell: characteristic of some micro–organisms. Also lo·pho·trich·ic (lō′fō·trik′ik, lof′ō-). [<LOPHO-+ Gk. thrix, trichos hair]
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