First Known Use: 1798
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volvox
noun vol·vox \-ˌväks\
Definition of VOLVOX
: any of a genus (Volvox) of flagellated unicellular green algae that form spherical colonies
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Origin of VOLVOX
New Latin, from Latin volvere to roll
Rhymes with VOLVOX
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