paramecium
See also: Paramecium
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek παραμήκης (paramḗkēs, “oval”), from μῆκος (mêkos, “length”).
Pronunciation edit
- (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 edit
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[1], 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 edit
Translations edit
organism
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Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pa.raˈme.ki.um/, [päräˈmɛkiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pa.raˈme.t͡ʃi.um/, [päräˈmɛːt͡ʃium]
Noun edit
paramecium n (genitive parameciī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | paramecium | paramecia |
Genitive | parameciī | parameciōrum |
Dative | parameciō | parameciīs |
Accusative | paramecium | paramecia |
Ablative | parameciō | parameciīs |
Vocative | paramecium | paramecia |