NOUN | animal | Volvox, genus Volvox | type genus of the Volvocaceae |
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Sounds | vaa'lvaaks | |
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Rhymes | boondocks ... xerox / Xerox: 36 rhymes with aaks... |
Meaning | type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis. | |
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Synonym | genus Volvox | |
Member of | Volvocaceae, family Volvocaceae | unicellular or colonial biflagellate free-swimming flagellates |
Broader | protoctist genus | Any genus of Protoctista |
Spanish | genus volvox, volvox | |
Catalan | genus volvox, volvox, Volvox |
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