New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gastrotrich — [gas′trō trik] n. [< ModL Gastrotricha < GASTRO + tricha, ciliate creatures < Gr neut. pl. of trichos, haired < thrix (gen. trichos), hair] any of a phylum (Gastrotricha) of minute, aquatic, wormlike animals that swim by means of… … English World dictionary
Gastrotrich — Taxobox name = Gastrotrichs image width = 250px image caption = Darkfield photograph of a gastrotrich. regnum = Animalia subregnum = Eumetazoa unranked phylum = Bilateria superphylum = Platyzoa phylum = Gastrotricha phylum authority =… … Wikipedia
gastrotrich — gastrotrichan /gas tro tri keuhn/, adj. /gas treuh trik/, n. any of the microscopic, multicellular animals of the class or phylum Gastrotricha, of fresh or salt waters, characterized by bands of cilia on the ventral surface of the bottle shaped… … Universalium
gastrotrich — noun A microscopic aquatic animal of the phylum Gastrotricha, with a worm like body and cilia … Wiktionary
gastrotrich — gas·tro·trich … English syllables
gastrotrich — gas•tro•trich [[t]ˈgæs trə trɪk[/t]] n. ivt any tiny aquatic animal of the phylum Gastrotricha, having a long, sometimes bottle shaped body, with cilia on the underside • Etymology: 1935–40; < NL Gastrotricha < Gk gastro gastro + tricha,… … From formal English to slang
gastrotrich — /ˈgæstrətrɪk/ (say gastruhtrik) noun one of the microscopic multicellular worms belonging to the phylum Gastrotricha, having bands of cilia on the ventral side of the body …
gastrotrich — ˈgastrə.ˌtrik noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Gastrotricha : an animal of the group Gastrotricha * * * gastrotrichan /gas tro tri keuhn/, adj. /gas treuh trik/, n. any of the microscopic, multicellular animals of the class or phylum Gastrotr … Useful english dictionary
Heard Island and McDonald Islands — Heard Island Nickname: HIMI Satellite image of the southern tip of Heard Island. Cape Arkona is seen on the left side of the image, with Lied Glacier just above and Gotley Glacier just below. Big Ben Volcano and Mawson Peak are seen at the lower… … Wikipedia
Benthos — are the organisms which live on, in, or near the seabed, also known as the benthic zone. [http://www.caml.aq/benthos/index.html Benthos] from the Census of Antarctic Marine Life website] They live in or near marine sedimentary environments, from… … Wikipedia
