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Heterotricha

Heterotricha \Het`e*rot"ri*cha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? other + ?, gen. ?, a hair.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of ciliated Infusoria, having fine cilia all over the body, and a circle of larger ones around the anterior end.