Meanings
nounvorticella (plural vorticellas or vorticellae)
plural vorticellas · plural vorticellae
- Any protozoan of the genus Vorticella.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Latinvortic-
- translingualVorticella
- Englishvorticella
Borrowed from translingual Vorticella, from Latin vortic- + -ella.
More words from translingual, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian vorticella
- vorticellaTranslations
Russian суво́йка
- суво́йка (suvójka)Translations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with vorticella
VenezuelaumbrellaBellaEllasalmonellamozzarellafellahellarubellaGabriellanovellaCoachellavaricellashigellapaellachlorellacandelabrucellanigellaAdelacitronellacellaklebsiellatarantella
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
vorticella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vorticella
MLA
“vorticella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vorticella. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vorticella,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vorticella.
Source: vorticella on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.