vorticellidn.
/vɔːtɪˈsɛlɪd/ Zoology.
An individual of the Vorticellidæ, a family of sedentary infusorians.
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vorticel1835
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1865 Intellectual Observer No. 38. 101 The jerk of a Vorticellid.
1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 837 Encysted Vorticellids with many nuclei have been observed.
Derivatives
vortiˈcellidan adj. rare
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the world > animals > invertebrates > protozoa > class Infusoria > subclass Ciliata > [adjective] > belonging to Peritrichida > relating to Vorticellidae
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1865 H. James-Clark in Mem. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. I. 127 This singular appendage of the Vorticellidan group.
1880–1 W. Saville-Kent Man. Infusoria I. 68 Members of the Vorticellidan family.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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