Ploima

plural noun

Ploi·​ma

ˈplȯimə,

-lōəmə

: a suborder of Monogononta or other large group of rotifers that are propelled by the ciliated disk only and that usually have a forked and more or less retractile tail

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek plōimos fit for sailing; akin to Greek plein to sail, float

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