NOUN | animal | paramecia, paramecium | any member of the genus Paramecium |
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Meaning | Any member of the genus Paramecium. | |
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Synonym | paramecium | |
Member of | genus Paramecium | Freshwater ciliate with an oval body and long deep oral groove |
Broader | ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran | A protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell |
Spanish | paramecio, paramecium | |
Catalan | parameci |
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