euplotes

[Gr. euplōtos =favorable to sailing: eu =well, and plōtos =floating; plōō, Ion. for pleō to sail.] Zool.: The typical genus of the family Euplota (q. v.). There are many species. *eu-prăc'-tic, a. [Gr.eu=well, good, and prakti kos acting, effective; pra o =to do, act.] Acting well. "On the whole good-humored, eupeptic, and eupгас tic."-Carlyle: Miscell ., iii. 215.