VORTICELLA
\vˌɔːta͡ɪsˈɛlə], \vˌɔːtaɪsˈɛlə], \v_ˌɔː_t_aɪ_s_ˈɛ_l_ə]\
Definitions of VORTICELLA
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Any one of numerous species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to Vorticella and many other genera of the family Vorticellidae. 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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Any one of numerous species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to Vorticella and many other genera of the family Vorticellidae. 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.
By Noah Webster.
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