Melicerta

noun

Mel·​i·​cer·​ta

ˌmeləˈsərtə

: a genus of rotifers (order Monogononta) that are usually tube-living and have a conspicuous lobed corona

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after Melicerta, a sea-god, from Latin, from Greek Melikertēs

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