Paramecium

//ˌpæ.ɹəˈmiː.si.əm// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium.

    "The sun beats on his eyelids; inside them a paramecium revolves. A blink and it changes pattern like a kaleidoscope."

  2. 2
    any member of the genus Paramecium wordnet

Synonyms

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amebicamoebabacteriagermmicroorganismparamecia

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"The sun beats on his eyelids; inside them a paramecium revolves. A blink and it changes pattern like a kaleidoscope."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παραμήκης (paramḗkēs, “oval”), from μῆκος (mêkos, “length”).

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