VORTICELLA


Meaning of VORTICELLA in English

/vawr'teuh sel"euh/ , n. , pl. vorticellae /-sel"ee/ , vorticellas .

any ciliated protozoan of the genus Vorticella, having a transparent, bell-shaped body with a retractile stalk.

[ 1780-90; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .