Definitions | paramecium |
| noun (parameci, a)
- A type of oval-shaped protozoan organism.
- 1997: Edgar noticed that Clyde was wearing a necktie with a driblet deign. The little figures made him think of paramecia, sinister organisms with gullets and feeding grooves. " Don DeLillo?, Underworld
Etymology: Modern Latin, from Greek "oval", from "length".
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