genus vorticella

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   ciliated protozoans that have a goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk

   Broaderprotoctist genus

   Part ofCiliata

Questions about genus vorticella

What does genus vorticella mean?

genus vorticella means "ciliated protozoans that have a goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk".

Is genus vorticella a common word?

genus vorticella is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.