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rotifer
CIDE DICTIONARY
rotifer, n. [NL. see Rotifera.].
One of the Rotifera. See Illust. in Appendix. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
rotifer, n. any minute aquatic animal of the phylum Rotifera, with rotatory organs used in swimming and feeding.
Etymology
mod.L rotiferus f. L rota wheel + -fer bearing
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