bell animalcule

English

Noun

bell animalcule (plural bell animalcules)

1. (zoology) Any microscopic eukaroyte of the genus Vorticella, common in freshwater bodies of water.

References

• “bell animalcule”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.