Paramecium

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various freshwater ciliate protozoans of the genus Paramecium, usually oval and having an oral groove for feeding.
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  • n. An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The typical genus of Parameciidæ; the slipper-animalcules, having a soft flexible cuticle and oblique adoral groove. P. bursarium is an example. Commonly, but wrongly, Paramæcium or Paramœicium.
  • n. [lowercase; pl. paramecia (-ä).] A member of this genus.
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  • n. any member of the genus Paramecium
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ciliated protozoan    ciliophoran    ciliate   
    Variant
    paramecia   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    slipper animalcule   
    Same Context
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