rotifer

[ roh-tuh-fer ]

/ ˈroʊ tə fər /

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 of rotifer

From New Latin, dating back to 1785–95; see origin at Rotifera

OTHER WORDS FROM rotifer

ro·tif·er·al

[roh-tif-er-uhl], /roʊˈtɪf ər əl/, ro·tif·er·ous, adjective

Words nearby rotifer

Rothmund's syndrome, Rothschild, Rothschilds, Roth's spots, rôti, rotifer, Rotifera, rotiform, rotisserie, Rotisserie League Baseball, rotl

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Example sentences from the Web for rotifer

It is to the rotifer what this globe, with its twenty-seven thousand miles of circumference is to man.
The Sea|Jules Michelet
The Rotifer vulgaris will even bear revivification several times.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. V, No. XXV, June, 1852|Various
The Asplanchna, the mouthless male of a Rotifer, (p. 292) alone remains for me.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin
On one occasion a glimpse was caught of a Rotifer similar in shape to the common wheel animalcule, but with a yellow inside.
Marvels of Pond-life|Henry J. Slack

Its normal form is rigidly adhered to as that of a rotifer or a crustacean.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XIX, No. 470, Jan. 3, 1885|Various

British Dictionary definitions for rotifer

rotifer

/ (ˈrəʊtɪfə) /

noun

any minute aquatic multicellular invertebrate of the phylum Rotifera, having a ciliated wheel-like organ used in feeding and locomotion: common constituents of freshwater planktonAlso called: wheel animalcule

Derived forms of rotifer

rotiferal (rəʊˈtɪfərəl) or rotiferous, adjective

Word Origin for rotifer

C18: from New Latin Rotifera, from Latin rota wheel + ferre to bear

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Scientific definitions for rotifer

rotifer

[ rō′tə-fər ]

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.

单词	rotifer
释义	rotifer [ roh-tuh-fer ] / ˈroʊ tə fər / 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 of rotifer From New Latin, dating back to 1785–95; see origin at Rotifera OTHER WORDS FROM rotifer ro·tif·er·al [roh-tif-er-uhl], /roʊˈtɪf ər əl/, ro·tif·er·ous, adjective Words nearby rotifer Rothmund's syndrome, Rothschild, Rothschilds, Roth's spots, rôti, rotifer, Rotifera, rotiform, rotisserie, Rotisserie League Baseball, rotl Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rotifer It is to the rotifer what this globe, with its twenty-seven thousand miles of circumference is to man. The Sea\|Jules Michelet The Rotifer vulgaris will even bear revivification several times. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. V, No. XXV, June, 1852\|Various The Asplanchna, the mouthless male of a Rotifer, (p. 292) alone remains for me. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)\|Charles Darwin On one occasion a glimpse was caught of a Rotifer similar in shape to the common wheel animalcule, but with a yellow inside. Marvels of Pond-life\|Henry J. Slack Its normal form is rigidly adhered to as that of a rotifer or a crustacean. Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XIX, No. 470, Jan. 3, 1885\|Various British Dictionary definitions for rotifer rotifer / (ˈrəʊtɪfə) / noun any minute aquatic multicellular invertebrate of the phylum Rotifera, having a ciliated wheel-like organ used in feeding and locomotion: common constituents of freshwater planktonAlso called: wheel animalcule Derived forms of rotifer rotiferal (rəʊˈtɪfərəl) or rotiferous, adjective Word Origin for rotifer C18: from New Latin Rotifera, from Latin rota wheel + ferre to bear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for rotifer rotifer [ rō′tə-fər ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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