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paramecium

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˌpæ.ɹəˈmiː.si.əm/Part of speech nounSorted aaceimmpruStarts with PEnds with M0 clues
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Definitions

  1. any member of the genus Paramecium

Word origin

From Ancient Greek παραμήκης (paramḗkēs, “oval”), from μῆκος (mêkos, “length”).

Used in a sentence

  • The sun beats on his eyelids; inside them a paramecium revolves. A blink and it changes pattern like a kaleidoscope.
  • 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.

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