vorticella

/ˈvɔrdəˌsɛlə/
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Other forms: vorticellae

Definitions of vorticella
  1. noun
    any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk
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    type of:
    ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran
    a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
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