Definition of rotifer Rotifer

ro•ti•fer

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What does rotifer mean?

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Noun

Plural: rotifers

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

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

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

rotifer (n.)
One of the Rotifera. See Illust. in Appendix.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

rotifer
An animal of the phylum Rotifera measuring between 50 µm and 3 mm.

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rotifer, noun, singular of rotifers.

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