Paramecium Definition
părə-mēsē-əm, -shē-əm
paramecia, parameciums
noun
paramecia
Any of a genus (Paramecium) of one-celled, elongated, slipper-shaped ciliates moving by means of cilia and having a backward-curving oral groove that ends with the mouth.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- paramecia
Other Word Forms of Paramecium
Noun
Singular:
paramecium
Plural:
paramecia, parameciumsOrigin of Paramecium
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New Latin Paramēcium genus name from Greek paramēkēs oblong in shape para- alongside para–1 mēkos length māk- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek παραμήκης (paramÄ“kÄ“s, “oval"), from μῆκος (mÄ“kos, “length").
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