Rotifera

American  

[roh-tif-er-uh] / roʊˈtɪf ər ə /

noun

1. the phylum or class comprising the rotifers.

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Etymology

Origin of Rotifera

1820–30; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin rot ( a ) wheel + -i- -i- + -fera, neuter plural of -fer -fer

Example Sentences

Investigating the riot of fungus, lichens, molds, smuts and mildews that festooned the place, Beebe discovered Protozoa, Coelenterata, Platyhelminthes, Nemathelminthes, and Rotifera, and was certain of the existence of Mollusca, Oligochaeta, Hirundinea and Arthropoda.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sub-Phylum ARTHROPODA.—The characters of the sub-phylum and those of the associated sub-phyla Chaetopoda and Rotifera have been given above, as well as the general characters of the phylum Appendiculata which comprises these great sub-phyla.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

Certain minute organisms, familiarly known as "Wheel-Animalcules," or Rotifers, form the "class" Rotifera.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 by Various

SPALLANZANI, after thoroughly drying sand rich in Rotifera, kept it for more than three years, moistening portions taken from it every five or six months.

From Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir

Lacinularia Socialis: A Contribution to the Anatomy and Physiology of the Rotifera," "Transactions of the Micr.

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 by Huxley, Leonard