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rotifer

ro·ti·fer

UK/ˈɹəʊtɪfə/ US/ˈɹoʊtɪfɚ/ uncommon

noun

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minute aquatic multicellular organisms having a ciliated wheel-like organ for feeding and locomotion; constituents of freshwater plankton

Origin

From Latin rota (“wheel”) + -fer (“-bearing”), after Italian rotifero.

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