TRICHINOUS
Trich"i*nous, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to trichinæ or trichinosis; affected with, or containing, trichinæ; as, trichinous meat.

TRICHITE
Trich"ite, n. Etym: [Gr.

1. (Min.)

Defn: A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian. See Illust. of Crystallite.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A delicate, hairlike siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges. Trichite sheaf (Zoöl.), one of the small sheaflike fascicles of slender setæ characteristic of certain sponges. See Illust. under Spicule.

TRICHIURIFORM
Trich`i*u"ri*form, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Like or pertaining to the genus Trichiurus or family
Trichiuridæ, comprising the scabbard fishes and hairtails.

TRICHIUROID
Trich`i*u"roid, a. Etym: [Trichiurus + -oid.] (Zoöl.)