WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
vol•vox  (vol′voks),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Microbiologyany colonial, freshwater green algae of the genus Volvox, forming a hollow, greenish sphere of flagellated cells.
  • Neo-Latin, equivalent. to Latin volv(ere) to turn, roll + -ōx (as in ferōx)
  • 1790–1800

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