Noun: paramecium (paramecia) ,per-u'mee-see-um [N. Amer], ,pa-ru'mee-see-um [Brit]
- Any member of the genus Paramecium
"Paramecium is often used in biology classes to demonstrate ciliate movement"; "Under the microscope, the students observed paramecia moving through the water droplet";
- paramecia
Derived forms: paramecia
Type of: ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran
Part of: genus Paramecium
Encyclopedia: Paramecium