paramecium

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek παραμήκης (paramēkēs, “oval”), from μῆκος (mēkos, “length”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /parəˈmiːsɪəm/

Noun

paramecium (plural paramecia or parameciums)

1. (zoology) An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium.
   • 1983, Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers, Penguin 2009, p. 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 0684848155, page 560 [1]:

     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

• slipper animalcule

Translations

organism

• Catalan: parameci (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 草履蟲 (cmn), 草履虫 (cmn) (cǎolǚchóng)

• Finnish: tohvelieläin (fi)
• French: paramécie (fr) f
• German: Pantoffeltierchen (de) n

• Hebrew: סנדלית (he) (sandalít) f
• Italian: paramecio (it) m
• Latin: paramecium (la) n
• Malay: paramesium (ms), haiwan kasut (ms)
• Persian: پارامسی (fa) (pârâmesi)
• Russian: парамеция (ru) (paramécija) f
• Spanish: paramecio (es) m

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Latin

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Noun

paramecium (genitive parameciī); n, second declension

1. paramecium

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	paramecium	paramecia
genitive	parameciī	parameciōrum
dative	parameciō	parameciīs
accusative	paramecium	paramecia
ablative	parameciō	parameciīs
vocative	paramecium	paramecia