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PARAMECIUM

\pˌaɹəmˈiːsi͡əm], \pˌaɹəmˈiːsi‍əm], \p_ˌa_ɹ_ə_m_ˈiː_s_iə_m]\

Definitions of PARAMECIUM

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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any member of the genus Paramecium

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

any member of the genus Paramecium

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A genus of ciliate protozoa that is often large enough to be seen by the naked eye. Paramecia are commonly used in genetic, cytological, and other research.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

par-a-m[=e]'si-um, n. an infusorian in pond water or vegetable infusions--also Slipper Animalcule:--pl. PARAM[=E]'CIA. [Gr. param[=e]k[=e]s, long-shaped, para, beside, m[=e]kos, length.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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