HyperDic: genus_paramecium

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Paramecium:
NOUNanimalgenus Parameciumfreshwater ciliate with an oval body and long deep oral groove
English > genus Paramecium: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningFreshwater ciliate with an oval body and long deep oral groove.
Member ofCiliata, class Ciliata, Ciliophora, class CiliophoraClass of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle
Membersparamecium, parameciaAny member of the genus Paramecium
Broaderprotoctist genusAny genus of Protoctista
Spanishgenus paramecium
Catalangenus paramecium

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