Look up: vorticella

1. vorticella
   [n] - any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk
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2. 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.
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3. Vorticella
   Vor`ti·cel'la noun ; plural English Vorticellas Latin Vorticellæ [ New Latin , dim. from Latin vortex . See Vortex .] (Zoology) Any one of numerous species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to Vorticella
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4. Vorticella
   <protozoa> 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. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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5. vorticella
   noun any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk
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6. Vorticella
   • (n.) Any one of numerous species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to Vorticella and many other genera of the family Vorticellidae. They have a more or less bell-shaped body with a circle of vibrating cilia around the oral disk. Most of the species have slender, contractile stems, either simple or branched.
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7. Vorticella
   genus of the ciliate protozoan order Peritrichida, a bell-shaped or cylindrical organism with a conspicuous ring of cilia (hairlike processes) on ...
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8. Vorticella
   Vorticella is a member of the order Peritricha.
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9. Vorticella
   Type: Term Pronunciation: vōr′ti-sel′ă Definitions: 1. A genus of Ciliata of the order Peritrichida, bell-shaped, 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.
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10. Vorticella
    `Vorticella` is a genus of protozoa, with over 16 known species. They are stalked inverted bell-shaped ciliates, placed among the peritrichs. Each cell has a separate stalk anchored onto the substrate, which contains a contractile fibril called a myoneme. When stimulated this shortens, causin...
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