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Rotifer vs Alga - What's the difference?

rotifer | alga |

As nouns the difference between rotifer and alga

is that rotifer is any of many minute aquatic multicellular organisms, of the phylum Rotifera, that have a ring of cilia resembling a wheel while alga is any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose form is very diverse; some are eukaryotic and some prokaryotic; includes the seaweeds.

rotifer

English

(wikipedia rotifer) (Rotifera)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of many minute aquatic multicellular organisms, of the phylum Rotifera , that have a ring of cilia resembling a wheel

    • alga

    English

    (wikipedia alga)

    Noun

    (algae)
  • (biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose form is very diverse; some are eukaryotic and some prokaryotic; includes the seaweeds.

    • Usage notes

    * (term) is a non-standard plural.

    Hyponyms

    * seaweed

    Anagrams

    * * English nouns with irregular plurals ----