paramecium
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Paramecium aurelia
See also: Paramecium
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παραμήκης (paramḗkēs, “oval”), from μῆκος (mêkos, “length”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpæ.ɹəˈmiː.si.əm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɛ.ɹəˈmi.si.əm/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: par‧a‧me‧ci‧um
Noun
paramecium (plural paramecia or parameciums)
- An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium.
- 1983, Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers, Penguin 2009, page 144:
- The sun beats on his eyelids; inside them a paramecium revolves. A blink and it changes pattern like a kaleidoscope.
- 1997, Don DeLillo, Underworld, 2003 edition, →ISBN, page 560:
- Edgar noticed that Clyde was wearing a necktie with a driblet design. The little figures made him think of paramecia, sinister organisms with gullets and feeding grooves.
Synonyms
Translations
organism
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pa.raˈme.ki.um/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pa.raˈme.t͡ʃi.um/,
Noun
paramecium n (genitive parameciī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | paramecium | paramecia |
| genitive | parameciī | parameciōrum |
| dative | parameciō | parameciīs |
| accusative | paramecium | paramecia |
| ablative | parameciō | parameciīs |
| vocative | paramecium | paramecia |