rotifer: Meaning and Definition of

ro•ti•fer

Pronunciation: (rō'tu-fur), [key]
— n.
  1. any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end. Also called
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