wheel animalcule


noun
  1. a rotifer.

Origin of wheel animalcule

1
First 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
  1. another name for rotifer

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