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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. 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.