rotifer

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UK/ˈɹəʊtɪfə/US/ˈɹoʊtɪfɚ/

noun

Any of many minute aquatic multicellular organisms, of the phylum Rotifera, that have a ring of cilia resembling a wheel.

Similar
wheel animalwheel animalcule
OriginLatin rota ← Italian rotifero →
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Meanings

nounrotifer (plural rotifers)

plural rotifers

  1. Any of many minute aquatic multicellular organisms, of the phylum Rotifera, that have a ring of cilia resembling a wheel.

    Synonyms: wheel animal, wheel animalcule

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of many minute aquatic multicellular organisms, of the phylum Rotifera, that have a ring of cilia resembling a wheel.

Similar
wheel animalwheel animalcule
Also see
rotiferan

Origin

  1. Italianrotifero
  2. Latinrota“wheel”
  3. Englishrotifer

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

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Translations

Bulgarian ротатория
  • ротатория (rotatorija)organism of the phylum Rotifera
Chinese Mandarin 輪形動物 /轮形动物
  • 輪形動物 /轮形动物 (lúnxíng dòngwù)organism of the phylum Rotifera
Finnish rataseläin
  • rataseläinorganism of the phylum Rotifera
French rotifère
  • rotifèreorganism of the phylum Rotifera
Italian rattulo
  • rattuloorganism of the phylum Rotifera
Japanese 輪形動物
  • 輪形動物 (rijkeidōbutsu)organism of the phylum Rotifera
Korean 윤형동물, 윤충류
  • 윤형동물 (yunhyeongdongmul)organism of the phylum Rotifera
  • 윤충류 (yunchungnyu)organism of the phylum Rotifera
Persian چرخانتباران
  • چرخانتبارانorganism of the phylum Rotifera
Polish wrotek
  • wrotekorganism of the phylum Rotifera
Portuguese rotífero
  • rotíferoorganism of the phylum Rotifera
Russian коловра́тка
  • коловра́тка (kolovrátka)organism of the phylum Rotifera
Thai โรติเฟอร์
  • โรติเฟอร์organism of the phylum Rotifera

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

rotifer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotifer

MLA

“rotifer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotifer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rotifer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotifer.

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