rotifer
Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊtɪfə/
The English word “rotifer” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- Any of many minute aquatic multicellular organisms, of the phylum Rotifera, that have a ring of cilia resembling a wheel.
Etymology
From Latin rota (“wheel”) + -fer (“-bearing”), after Italian rotifero.
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