Definition of "loriciferans" [loriciferans]

• Plural form of loriciferan. (noun)

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• "Some of these deep burrowers, such as loriciferans, are only a quarter of a millimeter long."
• "These creatures called 'loriciferans', which measure less than one millimetre in length and somewhat resemble jellyfish sprouting from a conical shell, were found by team of Italian researchers from 10,000-feet deep hyper-salty basins in the Mediterranean Sea."
• "There are loriciferans, which the scientists call "girdle wearers" because of hind shells resembling a corset."