Defn: A vorticella.
VORTICELLA Vor`ti*cel"la, n.; pl. E. Vorticellas (, L. Vorticellæ (. Etym: [NL., dim. fr. L. vortex. See Vortex.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to Vorticella and many other genera of the family Vorticellidæ. They have a more or less bell-shaped body with a circle of vibrating cilia around the oral disk. Most of the species have slender, contractile stems, either simple or branched.
VORTICOSE
Vor"ti*cose`, a. Etym: [L. vorticosus.]
Defn: Vortical; whirling; as, a vorticose motion.
VORTIGINOUS
Vor*tig"i*nous, a. Etym: [Cf. Vertiginous.]
Defn: Moving rapidly round a center; vortical. [R.] Cowper.
VOTARESS
Vo"ta*ress, n. Etym: [See Votary, n.]
Defn: A woman who is a votary. Shak.
VOTARIST
Vo"ta*rist, n. Etym: [See Votary.]