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Philodina
noun
Phil·o·di·na
\ˌfiləˈdīnə\
Definition of Philodina
: a genus (the type of the family Philodinidae of the class Bdelloidea) comprising rotifers with a corona made up of two nearly circular disks on short stalks
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Origin and Etymology of philodina
New Latin, from phil- + Greek dinos rotation, whirling
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