ploïmate, a. Zool.
(ˈpləʊɪmət)
[f. mod.L. Ploïma, neut. pl. (C. J. Hudson, 1884) (f. Gr. πλώ{giuml}µος 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.