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gastrotricha

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Main Entry: Gas·trot·ri·cha
Pronunciation: ga-'strä-tr&-k&
Function: noun plural
: a small class or other taxon of minutefreshwater multicellular animals that superficially resemble infusorians, have cilia on the ventral side, and are related to the rotifers with which they are included in the phylum Aschelminthes —gas·tro·trich /'gas-tr&-"trik/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Gastrotricha

any of about 1,800 species of the class Gastrotricha, a group of microscopic aquatic invertebrates belonging to the phylum Aschelminthes. They occur in salt water and fresh water and also on sandy seashores.

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