||Ro*tif"e*ra (?), n.; pl. [NL.,
from L. rota &?; wheel + ferre to bear.]
(Zoöl.) An order of minute worms which usually have
one or two groups of vibrating cilia on the head, which, when in
motion, often give an appearance of rapidly revolving wheels. The
species are very numerous in fresh waters, and are very diversified in
form and habits.
||Ro*tif"e*ra (?), n.; pl. [NL.,
from L. rota &?; wheel + ferre to bear.]
(Zoöl.) An order of minute worms which usually have
one or two groups of vibrating cilia on the head, which, when in
motion, often give an appearance of rapidly revolving wheels. The
species are very numerous in fresh waters, and are very diversified in
form and habits.