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Definition of: gastrotrichan
(gas·trot′rə·kən) noun
Any of a class (Gastrotricha) of minute fresh-water animals, possibly related to the rotifers, having spindle-shaped bodies partly or entirely covered with spines, bristles, or scales. [<GASTRO- + Gk. thrix, trichos hair]
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