Definition of paramecium Paramecium

/pɛˌɹʌmiˈsiʌm/ - [perumeeseeum] - par•a•me•ci•um

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What does paramecium mean?

Noun Plural: parameciums
paramecium - any member of the genus Paramecium
		paramecia
		ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell

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paramecium
par-a-mē′si-um, n. an infusorian in pond water or vegetable infusions—also Slipper Animalcule:—pl. Paramē′cia. [Gr. paramēkēs, long-shaped, para, beside, mēkos, length.]