bdelloid rotifer

English
Bdelloid rotifers.

Etymology

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

Noun

bdelloid rotifer (plural bdelloid rotifers)

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