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Webster 1913 Edition


Bdelloidea


Bdel-loi′de-a

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
βδέλλα
leech +
-oid
.]
(Zool.)
The order of Annulata which includes the leeches. See
Hirudinea
.

Definition 2024


Bdelloidea

Bdelloidea

Translingual

Habrotrocha rosa (order Bdelloida)
Unidentified species of mite, family Bdellidae

Proper noun

Bdelloidea

  1. A taxonomic subclass within the class Eurotatoria bdelloid rotifers (that resemble leeches).
  2. A taxonomic superfamily within the suborder Prostigmata – various mites.

Hyponyms