"bdelloid" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɛlɔɪd/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdélla, “leech”) + -oid. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|βδέλλα||leech}} Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdélla, “leech”), {{suffix|en||oid}} + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bdelloid (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to rotifers of the subclass Bdelloidea Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: bdelloid rotifer Translations (Translations): bdelloïde (French)
    Sense id: en-bdelloid-en-adj-NX0~W1Kv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Animals: 45 55

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛlɔɪd/ Forms: bdelloids [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdélla, “leech”) + -oid. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|βδέλλα||leech}} Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdélla, “leech”), {{suffix|en||oid}} + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} bdelloid (plural bdelloids)
  1. A rotifer of the subclass Bdelloidea Translations (Translations): bdelloïde [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-bdelloid-en-noun-7t6rgA2Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Animals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Animals: 45 55

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