Meaning Of The Word Vorticella

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What's The Definition Of Vorticella?

vorticella in American English
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
noun: any ciliated protozoan of the genus Vorticella, having a transparent, bell-shaped body with a retractile stalk

vorticella in British English
noun: any protozoan of the genus Vorticella, consisting of a goblet-shaped ciliated cell attached to the substratum by a long contractile stalk

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