vorticellas — n. one celled organism with a bell shaped body that attaches itself to underwater plants by means of a slender stalk … English contemporary dictionary
vorticella — {{hw}}{{vorticella}}{{/hw}}s. f. Animale unicellulare dei Protozoi a forma di calice, con peduncolo che lo fissa al substrato … Enciclopedia di italiano
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
Peritricha — Pe*rit ri*cha, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? about + ?, ?, hair.] (Zo[ o]l.) A division of ciliated Infusoria having a circle of cilia around the oral disk and sometimes another around the body. It includes the vorticellas. See {Vorticella}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vorticella — Vor ti*cel la, n.; pl. E. {Vorticellas}, L. {Vorticell[ae]}. [NL., dim. fr. L. vortex. See {Vortex}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to {Vorticella} and many other genera of the family {Vorticellid[ae]}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vorticellae — Vorticella Vor ti*cel la, n.; pl. E. {Vorticellas}, L. {Vorticell[ae]}. [NL., dim. fr. L. vortex. See {Vortex}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to {Vorticella} and many other genera of the family… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
