noun (plural paramecia; also -ciums) see: meager Date: 1752 any of a genus ( Paramecium ) of ciliate chiefly freshwater protozoans that have an elongate body rounded at the anterior end and an oblique funnel-shaped buccal groove bearing the mouth at the extremity
PARAMECIUM
Meaning of PARAMECIUM in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012