gaˈsträ.trə̇kə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from gastr- + -tricha
: a small class or other group of minute freshwater multicellular animals superficially resembling infusorians, having cilia on the ventral side, and being related to the rotifers and with these included in the phylum Aschelminthes
• gas·trot·ri·chan (ˈ)ga|strä.trə̇kən adjective