slipper animalcule

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Etymology

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Compare Finnish tohvelieläin, German Pantoffeltierchen, Japanese 草履虫 (zōrimushi), Swedish toffeldjur. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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slipper animalcule (plural slipper animalcules)

  1. A paramecium

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