bdelloid rotifer

noun

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

OriginAncient Greek βδέλλα →
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Meanings

nounbdelloid rotifer (plural bdelloid rotifers)

plural bdelloid rotifers

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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβδέλλα“leech”
  2. Englishbdelloid rotifer

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

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