spirotrich

As a proper noun protozoa

is protozoans; eukaryotes that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, and usually nonphotosynthetic, placed either as:.

As a noun 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.

As nouns the difference between ciliate and spirotrich

is that ciliate is (zoology) any of many protozoa, of the phylum ciliophora, that have many cilia while 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.

As an adjective ciliate

is (biology) ciliated.

Peritrich is a related term of spirotrich.

As nouns the difference between spirotrich and peritrich

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 peritrich is a ciliate protozoan of the subclass ''genus: Peritrichia.