English Explanatory Dictionary

bdelloid rotifer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

bdelloid rotifer bdelloid rotifers

Etymology

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

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