Meanings
noungastrotrich (plural gastrotrichs)
plural gastrotrichs
- A microscopic aquatic animal of the phylum Gastrotricha, with a worm-like body and cilia.
In growing cultures most gastrotrichs produce only tachyblastic eggs.
Ellsworth C. Dougherty, The Lower Metazoa (page 474)Synonyms: hairyback
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA microscopic aquatic animal of the phylum Gastrotricha, with a worm-like body and cilia.
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