wheel animalcule


wheel animalcule

n (Animals) another name for rotifer

ro•ti•fer

(ˈroʊ tə fər)

n. any microscopic animal of the phylum Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end. Also called wheel animalcule. [1785–95; < New Latin Rotifera= Latin rot(a) wheel + -i- -i- + -fera, neuter pl. of -fer -fer] ro•tif′er•al (-ˈtɪf ər əl) ro•tif′er•ous, adj.