About The Word Vorticella
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Vorticella
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What's The Definition Of Vorticella?
[n] any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk
Synonyms | Synonyms for Vorticella: Related Terms | Find terms related to Vorticella: See Also | ciliate | ciliated protozoan | ciliophoran | genus Vorticella Vorticella In Webster's Dictionary \Vor`ti*cel"la\, n.; pl. E. {Vorticellas}, L.
{Vorticell[ae]}. [NL., dim. fr. L. vortex. See {Vortex}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of ciliated Infusoria belonging
to {Vorticella} and many other genera of the family
{Vorticellid[ae]}. They have a more or less bell-shaped body
with a circle of vibrating cilia around the oral disk. Most
of the species have slender, contractile stems, either simple
or branched.
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