Definition of Vorticella

  • (n.) 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.

Synonyms of Vorticella


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Antonyms of Vorticella


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Homophones of Vorticella


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