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paramecium
 
SYLLABICATION:par·a·me·ci·um
PRONUNCIATION:  pr-msh-m, -s-m
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. par·a·me·ci·a (-sh-, -s-) or par·a·me·ci·ums
Any of various freshwater ciliate protozoans of the genus Paramecium, usually oval and having an oral groove for feeding.
ETYMOLOGY:New Latin Paramcium, genus name, from Greek paramks, oblong in shape : para-, alongside; see para–1 + mkos, length; see mk- in Appendix I.
 
 
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