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par·a·me·ci·um

(păr′ə-mē′sē-əm, -shē-əm)

n. pl. par·a·me·ci·a (-sē-ə, -shē-ə) or par·a·me·ci·ums

Any of various slipper-shaped freshwater ciliate protozoans of the genus Paramecium, having an oral groove for feeding.

[New Latin Paramēcium, genus name, from Greek paramēkēs, oblong in shape : para-, alongside; see para-¹ + mēkos, length; see māk- in Indo-European roots.]

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paramecia - any member of the genus Paramecium

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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