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Paramecium

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Paramecium /Par·a·me·ci·um/ (-me´se-um) a genus of ciliate protozoa.
paramecium /par·a·me·ci·um/ (-me´se-um) pl. parame´cia   an organism of the genus Paramecium.
Par·a·me·ci·um (pr-msh-m, -s-m)
n.
A genus of freshwater ciliate protozoans, characteristically slipper-shaped and covered with cilia, and commonly used for genetic research and other studies.
Paramecium [par″ah-me´she-um]
a genus of ciliate protozoa.
paramecium [par″ah-me´she-um]
any organism of the genus Paramecium.
Paramecium
a genus of ciliate protozoa.
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