# bdelloid rotifer

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. One of a class of rotifers in the class Bdelloidea, found in freshwater and moist soil.

## Etymology
From bdelloid (“leech-like”), from Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdélla, “leech”).

## Source
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