ROTIFER

rotifer

(noun) minute aquatic multicellular organisms having a ciliated wheel-like organ for feeding and locomotion; constituents of freshwater plankton

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rotifer (plural rotifers)

Any of many minute aquatic multicellular organisms, of the phylum Rotifera, that have a ring of cilia resembling a wheel.

Synonyms: wheel animal, wheel animalcule

Anagrams

• Fortier

Source: Wiktionary


Ro"ti*fer, n. Etym: [NL. see Rotifera.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Rotifera. See Illust. in Appendix.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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