German Meaning of volvox

volvox

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Definitions and Meaning of volvox in English

Wordnet

volvox (n)

type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis

Webster

volvox (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 globator, often called globe animalcule.

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volvox

type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axisA genus of min

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volvocales => Volvokales, volvocaceae => Volvocaceae, volvelle => Volvelle, volvariella volvacea => Gewöhnlicher Riesenschirmling, volvariella bombycina => Volvariella bombycina,