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ro•ti•fer
Pronunciation: (rō'tu-fur), [key]—
n.
any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end. Also called
wheel animalcule. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.