#amphitrichous

• Amphitrichous — Having flagella or cilia arranged in tufts or clusters at both extremities of the cell; a morphological term typically used in microbiology to describe amphitrichous bacteria, whose locomotion and structural dynamics are facilitated by opposite polar cilia.
• Amphitrichous — An orthographic variant of the term 'amfitrih'; describing a bacterial cell or microorganism that possesses cilia or flagella arranged in tufts at both polar extremities. This morphological structure ensures efficient bidirectional mobility in liquid media with high viscosity.