rotifer

ro·ti·fer  (rt-fr)

n.

Any of various minute multicellular aquatic organisms of the phylum Rotifera, having at the anterior end a wheellike ring of cilia.

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[From New Latin Rotifera, phylum name : Latin rota, wheel; see rota + Latin -fer, -fer.]

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ro·tifer·al (-tfr-l), ro·tifer·ous (-r-s) adj.

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rotifer [ˈrəʊtɪfə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any minute aquatic multicellular invertebrate of the phylum Rotifera, having a ciliated wheel-like organ used in feeding and locomotion: common constituents of freshwater plankton Also called wheel animalcule

[from New Latin Rotifera, from Latin rota wheel + ferre to bear]

rotiferal  [rəʊˈtɪfərəl], rotiferous adj

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ro•ti•fer (ˈroʊ tə fər)

n.

any microscopic animal of the phylum Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end. Also called wheel animalcule.

[1785–95; < New Latin Rotifera= Latin rot(a) wheel + -i- -i- + -fera, neuter pl. of -fer -fer]

ro•tif′er•al (-ˈtɪf ər əl) ro•tif′er•ous, adj.

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rotifer  (rt-fr)

Any of various tiny, multicellular aquatic animals of the phylum Rotifera, having a wheel-like ring of cilia at their front ends. The cilia trap small organisms for food. Rotifers are grouped by some scientists together with nematodes and some other invertebrates as aschelminths.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rotifer - minute aquatic multicellular organisms having a ciliated wheel-like organ for feeding and locomotion; constituents of freshwater plankton invertebrate - any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification phylum Rotifera, Rotifera - a phylum including: rotifers