Having hair-like structures, flagella, or cilia distributed at both ends of an organism's body.
From Greek 'amphi-' (both sides) and 'trichate' (having hair), describing bilateral distribution of hair-like appendages.
Amphitrichate bacteria are bilaterally equipped for movement—it's like having propellers at both front and back, giving them maneuverability that single-ended bacteria lack.
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