- 1. n. A genus of minute, pale-green, globular, organisms, about one fiftieth of an inch in diameter, found rolling through water, the motion being produced by minute colorless cilia. It has been considered as belonging to the flagellate Infusoria, but is now referred to the vegetable kingdom, and each globule is considered a colony of many individuals. The commonest species is Volvox globator, often called globe animalcule. Source: opted
- 2. A genus of minute, pale-green, globular, organisms, about one fiftieth of an inch in diameter, found rolling through water, the motion being produced by minute colorless cilia. It has been considered as belonging to the flagellate Infusoria, but is now referred to the vegetable kingdom, and each globule is considered a colony of many individuals. The commonest species is Volvox globator, often called globe animalcule. Source: webster
- 3. A genus of minute, pale-green, globular, organisms, about onefiftieth of an inch in diameter, found rolling through water, themotion being produced by minute colorless cilia. It has beenconsidered as belonging to the flagellate Infusoria, but is nowreferred to the vegetable kingdom, and each globule is considered acolony of many individuals. The commonest species is Volvox globator,often called globe animalcule. Source: adambom
- 4. n type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis Source: ecdict
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