What does paramecium mean?
Paramecium means An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium..
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/ˌpæ.ɹəˈmiː.si.əm/ · noun
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.
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.
Use paramecium when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Paramecium means An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium..
Common synonyms include slipper animalcule, paramecia.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The sun beats on his eyelids; inside them a paramecium revolves. A blink and it changes pattern like a kaleidoscope.
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