paramecium

Noun

par=a=me=ci=um

WORDNET DICTIONARY

paramecium(n = noun.animal) paramecia - any member of the genus Paramecium; Array

is a kind of ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran

is a member of genus paramecium

paramecium, n. (also paramoecium) any freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, of a characteristic slipper-like shape covered with cilia.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk paramekes oval (as PARA-(1), mekos length)

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