ploimate

I. \\-mə̇t, -ˌmāt\ adjective

Etymology: New Latin Ploima + English -ate

: of or relating to the Ploima

II. noun (-s)

: a rotifer of the group Ploima

* * *

ploïmate, a. Zool.

(ˈpləʊɪmət)

[f. mod.L. Ploïma, neut. pl. (C. J. Hudson, 1884) (f. Gr. πλώgiumlµος fit for sailing, seaworthy, f. πλώειν, πλεῖν to sail) + -ate².]

Of or pertaining to the Ploïma, a division of Rotifera or wheel-animalcules, having no foot, and progressing only by swimming.