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Word: Paramecium
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek paramēkēs ‘oval’ from para- ‘against’ + mēkos ‘length’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌparəˈmiːsɪəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a single-celled freshwater animal that has a characteristic slipper-like shape and is covered with cilia.
Short Definition:single-celled freshwater animal with slipper-like shape
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