hypotrich

As nouns the difference between ventral and hypotrich

is that ventral is any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake's body from the neck to the anal scale while hypotrich is any of a group of ciliate protozoa included among the spirotrichs, mostly oval in shape with a rigid pellicle and isolated tufts of cirri on the ventral surface of the cell.

As an adjective ventral

is related to the abdomen or stomach.

As nouns the difference between cirri and hypotrich

is that cirri is (botany) tendrils or claspers while hypotrich is any of a group of ciliate protozoa included among the spirotrichs, mostly oval in shape with a rigid pellicle and isolated tufts of cirri on the ventral surface of the cell.

As nouns the difference between pellicle and hypotrich

is that pellicle is a thin skin or film while hypotrich is any of a group of ciliate protozoa included among the spirotrichs, mostly oval in shape with a rigid pellicle and isolated tufts of cirri on the ventral surface of the cell.

As nouns the difference between oval and hypotrich

is that oval is a shape rather like an egg or an ellipse while hypotrich is any of a group of ciliate protozoa included among the spirotrichs, mostly oval in shape with a rigid pellicle and isolated tufts of cirri on the ventral surface of the cell.

As an adjective oval

is having the shape of an oval.

As a proper noun Oval

is a cricket ground in South London.

As nouns the difference between spirotrich and hypotrich

is that spirotrich is any of a large and distinctive group of ciliate protozoa, typically with prominent oral cilia in the form of a series of polykinetids, called the adoral zone of membranelles, beginning anterior to the oral cavity and running down to the left side of the mouth while hypotrich is any of a group of ciliate protozoa included among the spirotrichs, mostly oval in shape with a rigid pellicle and isolated tufts of cirri on the ventral surface of the cell.

As nouns the difference between protozoa and hypotrich

is that protozoa is plural of lang=en while hypotrich is any of a group of ciliate protozoa included among the spirotrichs, mostly oval in shape with a rigid pellicle and isolated tufts of cirri on the ventral surface of the cell.

As nouns the difference between ciliate and hypotrich

is that ciliate is (zoology) any of many protozoa, of the phylum ciliophora, that have many cilia while hypotrich is any of a group of ciliate protozoa included among the spirotrichs, mostly oval in shape with a rigid pellicle and isolated tufts of cirri on the ventral surface of the cell.

As an adjective ciliate

is (biology) ciliated.