Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of various minute multicellular aquatic organisms of the phylum Rotifera, having at the anterior end a wheellike ring of cilia.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The name-giving genus of Rotifera, based upon a species called R. vulgaris, and now placed in the family Philodinidæ, including forms which swim or creep like a leech, and have a forked, jointed, telescopic foot.
- n. Hence [lowercase] One of the Rotifera (which see); any wheel-animalcule. Rotifers are found all over the world, in salt as well as fresh water, though chiefly in the latter; they often swarm in infusions with other animalcules; a few are parasitic. Many rotifers can be desiccated and kept in a dry state for months and still be revived by the application of moisture.
Wiktionary
- n. Any of many minute aquatic multicellular organisms, of the phylum Rotifera, that have a ring of cilia resembling a wheel
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One of the Rotifera. See
Illust. in Appendix.
WordNet 3.0
- n. minute aquatic multicellular organisms having a ciliated wheel-like organ for feeding and locomotion; constituents of freshwater plankton
Etymologies
- From New Latin Rotifera, phylum name : Latin rota, wheel; see rota + Latin -fer, -fer.
Examples
“To increase their chances of success, the microbial payloads should contain a variety of organisms with various environmental tolerances, and hardy multicellular organisms such as rotifer eggs to jumpstart higher evolution.”
“Â This could mean big trouble if you are a rotifer or a mud snail: Reproduction is as important as survival to any particular individual, and if the chances to do so are impaired then biological fitness is automatically lowered.”
“This could mean big trouble if you are a rotifer or a mud snail: Reproduction is as important as survival to any particular individual, and if the chances to do so are impaired then biological fitness is automatically lowered.”
“ÂHuman males, unlike their snail and rotifer counterparts, actually seek out sterility in a potential partner... and for good reason: could you imagine if each of your own sexual conquests had resulted in offspring?”
“Human males, unlike their snail and rotifer counterparts, actually seek out sterility in a potential partner... and for good reason: could you imagine if each of your own sexual conquests had resulted in offspring?”
“Shown here: 2001: Fresh water rotifer feeding among debris (200x), Darkfield.”
“Desiccation survival of the eggs of the rotifer Adineta vaga (Davis, 1873).”
“And I find it hard to recognize some relatives of ours like the rotifer, the sycamore, iguanas and sea stars.”
“During the desiccation stage the bdelloids suffer membrane and DNA damage in the rotifer.”
Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water again ... - The Panda's Thumb
“The rotifer repairs the DNA after exposure to ionizing radiation, due to their unique ability to undergo desiccation.”
Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water again ... - The Panda's Thumb
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