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volvox — [väl′väks΄] n. [ModL < L volvere, to roll (see WALK) + ox (as in atrox, fierce)] any of a genus (Volvox, family Volvocaceae) of multicellular, free swimming, flagellated green algae whose cells form a pale green globular colony that rolls… … English World dictionary
Volvox — This article is about Volvox, a colony of microorganisms. For the rock music band with the same name, see Volvox (band) Taxobox | name = Volvox image width = 200px image caption = Volvox aureus regnum = Plantae phylum = Chlorophyta classis =… … Wikipedia
volvox — /vol voks/, n. any colonial, freshwater green algae of the genus Volvox, forming a hollow, greenish sphere of flagellated cells. [1790 1800; < NL, equiv. to L volv(ere) to turn, roll + ox (as in ferox)] * * * ▪ protist genus of freshwater,… … Universalium
Volvox — noun type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis • Syn: ↑genus Volvox • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Volvocaceae, ↑family… … Useful english dictionary
volvox — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin volvere to roll Date: 1798 any of a genus (Volvox) of flagellated unicellular green algae that form spherical colonies … New Collegiate Dictionary
volvox — [ vɒlvɒks] noun Biology a green single celled aquatic organism which forms minute free swimming spherical colonies. [Genus Volvox.] Origin mod. L., from L. volvere to roll … English new terms dictionary
volvox — vol•vox [[t]ˈvɒl vɒks[/t]] n. mcr any colonial freshwater green algae of the genus Volvox, forming a hollow sphere of flagellated cells • Etymology: 1790–1800; < NL, = L volv(ere) to turn, roll + ōx (as in ferōx) … From formal English to slang
Volvox — Vol vox, n. (Bot.) A genus of minute, pale green, globular, organisms, about one fiftieth of an inch in diameter, found rolling through water, the motion being produced by minute colorless cilia. It has been considered as belonging to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Volvox globator — Volvox Vol vox, n. (Bot.) A genus of minute, pale green, globular, organisms, about one fiftieth of an inch in diameter, found rolling through water, the motion being produced by minute colorless cilia. It has been considered as belonging to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Volvox globator — Globe Globe (gl[=o]b), n. [L. globus, perh. akin to L. glomus a ball of yarn, and E. clump, golf: cf. F. globe.] 1. A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a ball; a sphere.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
