rotifer
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of rotifer
From New Latin, dating back to 1785–95; see origin at Rotifera
Example Sentences
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But it is probably alone in being the subject of a recent music video tribute by the Austrian musician Robert Rotifer, which is also in the show.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2010
Ehrenberg treated it as a Rotifer, and Dujardin placed it among the Infusoria, in a particular class, comprehending symmetrical organisms.
From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Slack, Henry J.
The Philodina is a good deal like the common wheel-bearer, or Rotifer vulgaris, but is usually of a stouter build, and carries his eyes in a different place.
From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Slack, Henry J.
From the three spines, this animal was a Triarthra, or Three-limbed Rotifer, but the position of the spines, and the toes, made it differ from any species described in the 'Micrographic Dictionary,' or in Pritchard.
From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Slack, Henry J.
In another chapter, when viewing a Philodine, we shall see how in the family to which the Common Rotifer belongs, the gizzard departs from the perfect type.
From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Slack, Henry J.
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