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Wheel animalcule

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wheel animalcule

 
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–noun
a rotifer.
Also called wheel animal.

Origin:
1825–35

ro⋅ti⋅fer

  [roh-tuh-fer]
–noun
any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
Also called wheel animalcule.

Origin:
1785–95; < NL; see Rotifera

Related forms:
ro⋅tif⋅er⋅al  [roh-tif-er-uhl] , ro⋅tif⋅er⋅ous, adjective
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Main Entry: ro·ti·fer
Pronunciation: 'rOt-&-f&r
Function: noun
: any member of the class Rotifera
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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