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bdelloid rotifer

bdelloid rotifer noun: one of a class of rotifers in the class Bdelloidea, found in freshwater and moist soil.

bdelloid rotifer: one of a class of rotifers in the class Bdelloidea, found in freshwater and moist soil
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Noun

bdelloid rotifer (plural bdelloid rotifers)

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

Forms of bdelloid rotifer

pluralbdelloid rotifers

Origin of bdelloid rotifer

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

Questions about bdelloid rotifer

What does bdelloid rotifer mean?
Bdelloid rotifer means one of a class of rotifers in the class Bdelloidea, found in freshwater and moist soil.
What part of speech is bdelloid rotifer?
Bdelloid rotifer is a noun.
What is the plural of bdelloid rotifer?
The plural of bdelloid rotifer is bdelloid rotifers.

Words near bdelloid rotifer in the dictionary

  1. bdellins
  2. bdellion
  3. bdellium
  4. bdelliums
  5. bdelloid
  6. bdelloid rotifer
  7. bdelloid rotifers
  8. bdelloids
  9. bdellometer
  10. bdellometers
  11. bdellomicrovirus

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