wheel animalcule

noun

1. a rotifer.

wheel animalcule

noun

1. another name for rotifer

Word History and Origins

Origin of wheel animalcule¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

The last time this tiny wheel animalcule was moving around, wooly mammoths roamed the earth.

From Scientific American

On one occasion a glimpse was caught of a Rotifer similar in shape to the common wheel animalcule, but with a yellow inside.

From Project Gutenberg

For the body of a many-celled Wheel Animalcule or Rotifer is no bigger than many a Protozoon.

From Project Gutenberg