volvox
volvox · volvoxes
вольвокс
Volvox
Any of the genus Volvox of chlorophytesAny of the genus Volvox of chlorophytes.
US/vˈɑlvɑks/
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the genus Volvox of chlorophytes.
Volvox
вольво́ксvolʹvóks
More definitions
- type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis
Translations
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By meaning 1
Volvox genus algae:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Volvox genus algae:
Origin
From taxonomic name Volvox, from Latin volvō (“to roll”).From taxonomic name Volvox, from Latin volvō (“to roll”).
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Forms
plural: volvoxesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis:genus Volvox