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paramecia

paramecia is the plural of paramecium.

Meaning of paramecium

Noun

paramecium (plural paramecia or parameciums)

  1. An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium.
    • The sun beats on his eyelids; inside them a paramecium revolves. A blink and it changes pattern like a kaleidoscope.1983, Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers, Penguin 2009, page 144

Questions about paramecia

What is paramecia the plural of?
Paramecia is the plural of paramecium.

Words near paramecia in the dictionary

  1. paramastoids
  2. paramaterisation
  3. paramatta
  4. paramattas
  5. paramaxillary
  6. paramecia
  7. paramecial
  8. paramecium
  9. parameciums
  10. paramed
  11. paramedial

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