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vorticella

/ˌvɔː.tɪˈsel.ə/

Traduction: Nom désignant tout protozoaire de la famille des vorticellidés, caractérisé par un corps transparent en forme de cloche ou de calice et un pédoncule contractile.

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/ˌvɔː.tɪˈsel.ə/C2formalscientific
  • frNom désignant tout protozoaire de la famille des vorticellidés, caractérisé par un corps transparent en forme de cloche ou de calice et un pédoncule contractile.

A noun referring to any of various protozoa characterized by a transparent, goblet-shaped body and a retractile stalk.

  1. Bell-shaped protozoanC2formalscientific

    Any of various ciliate protozoa of the genus Vorticella, having a transparent, bell-shaped or goblet-shaped body attached to a substrate by a long, contractile stalk.

    frVorticelle

    • Under the microscope, the vorticella's stalk contracted rapidly when disturbed.
    • The pond water sample contained numerous vorticella attached to a submerged leaf.
    • Vorticella use their cilia to create a water current that draws in bacteria for food.
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  • vorticella's possessive singular form