VORTICELLA


Meaning of VORTICELLA in English

[ ˌvɔ:tɪ'sɛlə ]

■ noun Zoology a sedentary, single-celled aquatic animal with a contractile stalk and a bell-shaped body bearing a ring of cilia. [Genus Vorticella .]

Origin

C18: mod. L., dimin. of L. vortex , vortic- 'eddy'.

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