English noun: genus Volvox | |||
1. | genus Volvox (animal) type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis | ||
Synonyms | Volvox | ||
Broader (hypernym) | protoctist genus | ||
Member meronym | family Volvocaceae, Volvocaceae | ||