SINCE 1828
gastrotrich
noun
gas·tro·trich
| \ ˈga-strə-ˌtrik
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Definition of gastrotrich
: any of a phylum (Gastrotricha) of minute aquatic pseudocoelomate animals that usually have a spiny or scaly cuticle and cilia on the ventral surface
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