Rotifera

[rəu'tifərə]
  • n. [无脊椎] 轮虫纲
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英文词源

Rotifera (n.)
class of microscopic freshwater organisms, 1830, Modern Latin, from Rotifer (Leeuwenhoek, 1702), from Latin rota "wheel" (see rotary) + -fer "bearing" (see bear (v.)). The animalcules use rotary organs to swim about.