Gastrotricha

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Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, belly) + θρίξ (thríx, hair).

Proper noun

Gastrotricha

  1. The gastrotrichs
    1. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Protostomia.
    2. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Spiralia.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248