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Volvox

vol·vox

US/ˈvɑlvɑks/ uncommon

noun

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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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From taxonomic name Volvox, from Latin volvō (“to roll”).

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