Useful english dictionary. 2012.
vorticella — [vôrt΄ə sel′ə] n. pl. vorticellae [vôr΄tə sel′ē] [ModL, dim. < L vortex: see VORTEX] any of a genus (Vorticella) of one celled ciliates living in water, with a bell shaped body on a thin, contractile stem serving as a holdfast … English World dictionary
Vorticella — Taxobox | color = khaki name = Vorticella image width = 200px domain = Eukaryota unranked phylum = Alveolata phylum = Ciliophora classis = Oligohymenophorea subclassis = Peritrichia ordo = Sessilida familia = Vorticellidae genus = Vorticella… … Wikipedia
Vorticella convallaria — Taxobox | color = khaki name = Vorticella convallaria image width = domain = Eukaryota unranked phylum = Alveolata phylum = Ciliophora classis = Oligohymenophorea subclassis = Peritrichia ordo = Sessilida familia = Vorticellidae genus =… … Wikipedia
Vorticella citrina — Taxobox | color = khaki name = Vorticella citrina image width = domain = Eukaryota unranked phylum = Alveolata phylum = Ciliophora classis = Oligohymenophorea subclassis = Peritrichia ordo = Sessilida familia = Vorticellidae genus = Vorticella… … Wikipedia
vorticella — /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; < NL; see VORTEX, ELLA] * * * ▪ protist genus of the… … Universalium
vorticella — noun (plural vorticellae or cellas) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin vortic , vortex Date: 1787 any of a genus (Vorticella) of stalked bell shaped ciliates … New Collegiate Dictionary
vorticella — [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 … English new terms dictionary
vorticella — vor•ti•cel•la [[t]ˌvɔr təˈsɛl ə[/t]] n. pl. cel•lae [[t] ˈsɛl i[/t]] cel•las mcr any ciliated protozoan of the genus Vorticella[/ex] • Etymology: 1780–90; < NL … From formal English to slang
Vorticella — Genus of ciliate protozoa. It has a bell shaped body with a belt of cilia round the mouth of the bell, to sweep food particles towards the mouth and a long stalk, connecting it to the substratum, which contains the contractile spasmoneme … Dictionary of molecular biology
Vorticella — A genus of Ciliata of the order Peritrichida, bell shaped and with a spiral of cilia around the adoral zone; various free living species have been found at times in the feces, urine, and mucous discharges. [Mod. L. dim. of L. vortex, a … Medical dictionary
