释义 |
vor·ti·cel·la \ˌvȯrd.əˈselə\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin vortic-, vortex + New Latin -ella 1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Vorticellidae) of stalked bell-shaped peritrichous ciliates with a marginal row of strong cilia about the oral disk 2. plural vorticel·lae \-eˌlē\ or vorticellas : any ciliate of the genus Vorticella or of the family Vorticellidae |