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Paramecium bursaria — Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom … Wikipedia
paramecium — [par΄ə mē′sē əm, par΄ə mē′shē əm] n. pl. paramecia [par΄ə mē′sēə, par΄ə mē′shēə] [ModL < Gr paramēkēs, oval < para ,PARA 1 + mēkos, length, akin to makros, long: see MACRO ] any of a genus (Paramecium) of one celled, elongated, slipper… … English World dictionary
paramecium — /par euh mee shee euhm, sheuhm, see euhm/, n., pl. paramecia / shee euh, see euh/. any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove. [1745 55; < NL < Gk paramék(es) oblong, oval + NL ium… … Universalium
Paramecium caudatum — Taxobox color = khaki name = Paramecium kingdom = Protista phylum = Ciliophora ordo = Hymenostomatida familia = Paramecidae genus = Paramecium species = P. caudatum binomial = Paramecium caudatum binomial authority = Ehr. Paramecium caudatum… … Wikipedia
Paramecium — An abundant genus of freshwater holotrichous ciliates, characteristically slipper shaped and often large enough to be visible to the naked eye; commonly used for genetic and other studies. [G. paramekes, rather long, fr. mekos, length] * * *… … Medical dictionary
paramecium — noun (plural paramecia; also ciums) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek paramēkēs oblong, from para + mēkos length; akin to Greek makros long more at meager Date: 1752 any of a genus (Paramecium) of ciliate chiefly freshwater protozoans that have an … New Collegiate Dictionary
paramecium — [ˌparə mi:sɪəm] noun (plural paramecia ˌparə mi:sɪə) Zoology a single celled freshwater animal which has a characteristic slipper like shape and is covered with cilia. [Genus Paramecium.] Origin C18: mod. L., from Gk paramēkēs oval … English new terms dictionary
paramecium — par•a•me•ci•um [[t]ˌpær əˈmi ʃi əm, ʃəm, si əm[/t]] n. pl. ci•a [[t] ʃi ə, si ə[/t]] mcr a freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body with a long, deep oral groove and a fringe of cilia • Etymology: 1745–55; < NL < Gk … From formal English to slang
paramecium — n. (also paramoecium) any freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, of a characteristic slipper like shape covered with cilia. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk paramekes oval (as PARA (1), mekos length) … Useful english dictionary
paramecium — (n.) 1752, Mod.L. Paramecium, the genus name, coined from Gk. paramekes oblong, oval, from para on one side (see PARA (Cf. para )) + mekos length, related to makros long (see MACRO (Cf. macro )) … Etymology dictionary
