volvox

[ vol-voks ]

/ ˈvɒl vɒks /

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noun

any colonial, freshwater green algae of the genus Volvox, forming a hollow, greenish sphere of flagellated cells.

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Origin of volvox

1790–1800; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin volv(ere) to turn, roll + -ōx (as in ferōx)

Words nearby volvox

volutin, volution, volva, volvelle, volvent, volvox, volvulus, Volzhsky, vom, vomer, vomica

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How to use volvox in a sentence

Another example of conjugation is that of Pandorina, an alga allied to the well-known volvox.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XXI., No. 531, March 6, 1886|Various
One of the best examples of this secondary grade of complication is presented by the spherically aggregated cells of Volvox.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879|Various
This is almost established also for Amphioxus, the Echinoderm Volvox, and other animals.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
The substitution of other terms in the anatomical series there described—amœba, volvox, etc.—would not affect this result.
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler

It corresponds in structure with the fully developed volvox, except, of course, in lacking reproductive cells.
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler

British Dictionary definitions for volvox

volvox

/ (ˈvɒlvɒks) /

noun

any freshwater flagellate protozoan of the genus Volvox, occurring in colonies in the form of hollow multicellular spheres

Word Origin for volvox

C18: from New Latin, from Latin volvere to roll

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