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Gastrotricha

Syllabification: (Gas·trot·ri·cha)
Pronunciation: /gasˈträtrikə/
Zoology
Definition of Gastrotricha
  • a small phylum of minute aquatic wormlike animals that bear bristles and cilia. They are thought to be related to the nematode worms and rotifers.

Derivatives

gastrotrich

Pronunciation: /ˈgastrəˌtrik/
noun

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from Greek gastēr, gastr- 'stomach' + thrix, trikh- 'hair'

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