oxytrichine

oxytrichine, a. and n. Zool.

(ɒkˈsɪtrɪkaɪn)

[f. mod.L. Oxytrichina neut. pl., f. Oxytricha, the typical genus, f. Gr. ὀξυ- sharp + θρίξ, τριχ- hair (cf. Gr. ὀξύτριχος adj.): see -ine¹.]

a. adj. Belonging to the family Oxytrichina or Oxytrichidæ of infusorians. b. n. An infusorian of this family. Also oxyˈtrichinous a. = a (Mayne 1857).