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VOLVOX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis
Synonyms:
genus Volvox; Volvox
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Volvox" is a kind of...):
protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)
Holonyms ("Volvox" is a member of...):
family Volvocaceae; Volvocaceae (unicellular or colonial biflagellate free-swimming flagellates)
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