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wheel animalcule

American  

noun

  1. a rotifer.

wheel animalcule British  

noun

  1. another name for rotifer

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Etymology

Origin of wheel animalcule

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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The last time this tiny wheel animalcule was moving around, wooly mammoths roamed the earth.

From Scientific American

On one occasion a glimpse was caught of a Rotifer similar in shape to the common wheel animalcule, but with a yellow inside.

From Project Gutenberg

For the body of a many-celled Wheel Animalcule or Rotifer is no bigger than many a Protozoon.

From Project Gutenberg

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