wheel animalcule
noun
a rotifer.
Origin of wheel animalcule
1First recorded in 1825–35
- Also called wheel animal.
Words Nearby wheel animalcule
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How to use wheel animalcule in a sentence
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
British Dictionary definitions for wheel animalcule
wheel animalcule
noun
another name for rotifer
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