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vorticella

vor·ti·cel·la [ vàwrti séllə ] (plural vor·ti·cel·lae [ vàwrti séllee ] or vor·ti·cel·las)


noun 
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underwater protozoan: an underwater protozoan with a bell-shaped body. It is usually attached to something such as a plant by a slender stalk. Genus Vorticella.

[Late 18th century. < modern Latin, "little vortex" < Latin vortic- (see vortical)]
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