bdelloid rotifer

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Definition of bdelloid rotifer in English English dictionary

One of a class of rotifers in the class Bdelloidea, found in freshwater and moist soil

Related Terms

bdelloid rotifers

plural form of bdelloid rotifer

Hyphenation

bdelloid ro·ti·fer

Etymology

() From “bdelloid” (“leech-like”), from Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdélla, “leech”).