Rotifer — Ro ti*fer (?; 277), n. [NL. see {Rotifera}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Rotifera. See Illust. in Appendix. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rotifer — [rōt′ə fər] n. [ModL < L rota, wheel + FER] any of a phylum (Rotifera) of microscopic invertebrate animals found mostly in fresh waters, having one or more rings of cilia at the front end of the body that, when vibrated, resemble rotating… … English World dictionary
Rotifer — Rotifera Temporal range: Eocene–Recent … Wikipedia
Rotifer — Robert Rotifer (* 1969 in Wien; eigentlich Robert Lacina) ist ein österreichischer Musiker und Journalist. Er lebt seit 1997 in London. Seit den Gründerjahren des Österreichischen Radiosenders FM4 ist er dort als Redakteur und Moderator tätig.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
rotifer — rotiferal /roh tif euhr euhl/, rotiferous, adj. /roh teuh feuhr/, n. any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end. Also called wheel animalcule.… … Universalium
rotifer — noun Etymology: ultimately from Latin rota + fer Date: 1793 any of a class (Rotifera of the phylum Aschelminthes) of minute usually microscopic but many celled chiefly freshwater aquatic invertebrates having the anterior end modified into a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rotifer — noun Any of many minute aquatic multicellular organisms, of the phylum Rotifera, that have a ring of cilia resembling a wheel … Wiktionary
rotifer — ro·ti·fer rōt ə fər n any member of the class Rotifera … Medical dictionary
rotífer — ro|tí|fer Mot Pla Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
rotifer — L. rota, wheel; fero, carry or bear. Lower nodes of inflorescence bear dense whorls of branches … Etymological dictionary of grasses
