Volvox : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Volvox	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Volvox
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Volvox n type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis Synonym(s): Volvox, genus Volvox
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Animalcule \An`i*mal"cule\, n. [As if fr. a L. animalculum, dim. of animal.] 1. A small animal, as a fly, spider, etc. [Obs.] --Ray. 2. (Zo[94]l.) An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. See {Infusoria}. Note: Many of the so-called animalcules have been shown to be plants, having locomotive powers something like those of animals. Among these are {Volvox}, the {Desmidiac[91]}, and the siliceous {Diatomace[91]}. {Spermatic animalcules}. See {Spermatozoa}.