[ 'rəʊtɪfə ]
■ noun Zoology a minute multicellular aquatic animal of the phylum Rotifera, having a characteristic wheel-like ciliated organ used in swimming and feeding.
Origin
from mod. L. Rotifera , from L. rota 'wheel' + ferre 'to bear'.
[ 'rəʊtɪfə ]
■ noun Zoology a minute multicellular aquatic animal of the phylum Rotifera, having a characteristic wheel-like ciliated organ used in swimming and feeding.
Origin
from mod. L. Rotifera , from L. rota 'wheel' + ferre 'to bear'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004