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philodine Zool.|ˈfɪlədaɪn| [f. philo- + Gr. δῖνος whirling, rotation.] A rotifer of the genus Philodīna or family Philodīnidæ. So philoˈdinid; philoˈdinoid a., resembling this familly.
1883H. J. Slack in Knowledge 15 June 358/2 The Philodines, of which the common Rotifer, R. vulgaris, is the most abundant. 1895Funk's Stand. Dict., Philodinid..Philodinoid. |