Definition of Contractile vacuole
(Zool.)
a
pulsating
cavity
in
the
interior
of
a
protozoan
,
supposed
to
be
excretory
in
function
.
There
may
be
one
,
two
,
or
more
.
(Zool.)
See
under
Contractile
,
and
see
Illusts
.
of
Infusoria
,
and
Lobosa
.
See also:
Contractile
Vacuole
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