rotifer
ro·ti·fer
noun \ˈrō-tə-fər\Definition of ROTIFER
: any of a class (Rotifera of the phylum Aschelminthes) of minute usually microscopic but many-celled chiefly freshwater aquatic invertebrates having the anterior end modified into a retractile disk bearing circles of strong cilia that often give the appearance of rapidly revolving wheels
See Origin of ROTIFER
ultimately from Latin rota + -fer
First Known Use: 1793
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