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Melicerta

noun
Mel·​i·​cer·​ta | \ ˌmeləˈsərtə\

Definition of Melicerta

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

History and Etymology for Melicerta

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

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