Thesaurus: vorticella

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1. 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.
2. n. any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk
3. Any one of numerous species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to Vorticella and many other genera of the family Vorticellidæ. 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.
4. Any one of numerous species of ciliated Infusoria belonging toVorticella and many other genera of the family Vorticellidæ. Theyhave a more or less bell-shaped body with a circle of vibrating ciliaaround the oral disk. Most of the species have slender, contractilestems, either simple or branched.
5. n. any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk