rotifer
/roh-tuh-fer/US // ˈroʊ tə fər //UK // (ˈrəʊtɪfə) //
腐竹,轮虫,獐子岛,獐子菜
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any microscopic animal of the phylum Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
Examples
On these occasions the common rotifer was the subject of the experiment.
The Asplanchna, the mouthless male of a Rotifer, (p. 292) alone remains for me.
On several occasions I have observed them perform a kind of dance, a pas seul, for each rotifer would be alone by itself.
This rotifer goes through another performance which I also believe to be simply a pastime.
The Rotifer vulgaris will even bear revivification several times.
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