Vorticella Definition

vôrtĭ-sĕlə
vorticella
noun
Any of a genus (Vorticella) of one-celled ciliates living in water, with a bell-shaped body on a thin, contractile stem serving as a holdfast.
Webster's New World

Origin of Vorticella

  • New Latin Vorticella genus name from Latin vortex vortic- vortex vortex

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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