par·a·me·ci·um (p r  -m  sh-m, -s-m)n. pl. par·a·me·ci·a (-sh -, -s-) or par·a·me·ci·ums Any of various freshwater ciliate protozoans of the genus Paramecium, usually oval and having an oral groove for feeding. [New Latin Param cium, genus name, from Greek paramks, oblong in shape : para-, alongside; see para-1 + mkos, length; see m k- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| Noun | 1. |  paramecia - any member of the genus Paramecium ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran - a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell genus Paramecium - freshwater ciliate with an oval body and long deep oral groove |
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