vorticella
vorticella noun: any protozoan of the genus Vorticella.
Noun
vorticella (plural vorticellas or vorticellae)
- Any protozoan of the genus Vorticella.
Forms of vorticella
| plural | vorticellas |
|---|---|
| plural | vorticellae |
Origin of vorticella
Borrowed from translingual Vorticella, from Latin vortic- + -ella.
Words that rhyme with vorticella
- stella
- columella
- Ella
- cinderella
- umbrella
- stracciatella
- a cappella
- fella
- ambarella
- citronella
- Coachella
- columnella
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- hella
- lamella
- micella
- mozzarella
- nigella
- predella
- salmonella
- Tudela
- varicella
- zooxanthella
- acanthella
- Adela
- amborella
- Bella
- brucella
- candela
- canella
- capitella
- castella
- cella
- cerebella
- chlorella
- clitella
- favela
- fellah
- flabella
- flagella
- fraxinella
- Gabriella
- haustella
- klebsiella
- labella
- mistella
- moraxella
- mortadella
- novella
- paella
- panatela
- petronella
- portabella
- prunella
- quinella
- rostella
- rubella
- scutella
- selaginella
- shigella
- subumbrella
Questions about vorticella
- What does vorticella mean?
- Vorticella means any protozoan of the genus Vorticella.
- What part of speech is vorticella?
- Vorticella is a noun.
- What is the plural of vorticella?
- The plural of vorticella is vorticellas.
Words near vorticella in the dictionary
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