English
Etymology
Modern Latin, from Greek �α�αμηκη� �oval�, from μηκο� �length�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/pær�'mi:sɪ�m/

Noun

en-noun|parameci|a

#A type of oval-shaped protozoan organism.
#:*1997: Edgar noticed that Clyde was wearing a necktie with a driblet deign. The little figures made him think of paramecia, sinister organisms with gullets and feeding grooves. � Don DeLillo?, Underworld

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