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volvox

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: V AA1 L V AA0 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the genus Volvox of chlorophytes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Volvox

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: protoctist genus

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 團藻 /团藻 (tuánzǎo) — Volvox genus algae
  • Czech: váleč — Volvox genus algae
  • Dutch: volvox — Volvox genus algae
  • French: volvox — Volvox genus algae
  • German: Volvox — Volvox genus algae
  • Italian: volvox — Volvox genus algae
  • Latin: volvox — Volvox genus algae
  • Portuguese: volvox — Volvox genus algae
  • Russian: вольво́кс (volʹvóks) — Volvox genus algae
  • Spanish: volvox — Volvox genus algae