PARAMECIUM

Meaning of PARAMECIUM in English

n. (also paramoecium) any freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, of a characteristic slipper-like shape covered with cilia.

Etymology: mod.L f. Gk paramekes oval (as PARA-(1), mekos length)

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

PARAMECIUM — noun (plural paramecia; also -ciums) see: meager Date: 1752 any of a genus ( Paramecium ) of ciliate chiefly freshwater …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARAMECIUM — Any of the free-living, single-celled protozoan s that make up the genus Paramecium . Most are about the size of …
Английский словарь Британика
PARAMECIUM — -mēsh(ē)]əm, -mēsē] noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek paramēkēs oblong (from para- para- (I) + mēkos length) + New Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARAMECIUM — /par'euh mee"shee euhm, -sheuhm, -see euhm/ , n. , pl. paramecia /-shee euh, -see euh/ . any ciliated freshwater protozoan …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAMECIUM — n. type of single-celled organism
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PARAMECIUM — noun ( plural par·a·me·cia -sh(ē-)ə, -sē-ə ; also -ciums ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek paramēkēs oblong, from para- + …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARAMECIUM — [ ˌparə'mi:sɪəm ] ■ noun ( plural paramecia ˌparə'mi:sɪə ) Zoology a single-celled freshwater animal which has a characteristic slipper-like …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PARAMECIUM — [par.a.me.cium] n, pl -cia also -ciums [NL, fr. Gk paramekes oblong, fr. para- + mekos length; akin to Gk makros …
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PARAMECIUM
Britannica English vocabulary
PARAMECIUM — parameci|um BrE AmE ˌpær ə ˈmiːs i‿|əm ˌper-, -ˈmiːʃ- ▷ parameci|a ə ▷ parameci|ums əmz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PARAMECIUM — n. (also paramoecium) any freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, of a characteristic slipper-like shape covered with cilia. [mod.L f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARAMECIUM — n. (also paramoecium) any freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, of a characteristic slipper-like shape covered with cilia. [ mod.L …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PARAMECIUM — n. Any of the free-living, single-celled protozoan s that make up the genus Paramecium . Most are about the size …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PARAMECIUM — парамеция
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PARAMECIUM — Парамеции
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PARAMECIUM — парамеция
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PARAMECIUM — парамеция
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PARAMECIUM — парамеция
Англо-Русский словарь
PARAMECIUM — n. Pronunciation: ˌ pa-r ə - ' m ē -sh( ē -) ə m, -s ē - ə m Function: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NEUROFIBRIL — noun Etymology: New Latin ~la, from neur- + fibrilla fibril Date: 1898 a fine proteinaceous fibril that is found in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GULLET — noun see: glutton Date: 14th century esophagus , an invagination of the protoplasm in various protozoans (as a paramecium) that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PROTOZOAN — Any of a group of small (usually microscopic) single-celled protist s. They are found in most soils, fresh water, and …
Английский словарь Британика
SLIPPER ANIMALCULE — noun Etymology: slipper (II) : a ciliated protozoan of the genus Paramecium (especially P. caudatum ) that is shaped somewhat …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PURE-MIXED — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : free from related organisms ; especially : containing the desired organism together with one or more others …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARAMOECIUM — synonym of paramecium
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TETRAHYMENA — /te'treuh huy"meuh neuh/ , n. Biol. any ciliated protozoan of the genus Tetrahymena, a relative of the paramecium: often used …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRACTILE VACUOLE — Cell Biol. a membrane-enveloped cellular organelle, found in many microorganisms, that periodically expands, filling with water, and then contracts, expelling …
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CILIATE — — ciliately , adv. — ciliation , n. /sil"ee it, -ayt'/ , Biol. n. 1. Also called ciliophoran /sil'ee of"euhr …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CILIA — /sil"ee euh/ , n.pl., sing. cilium /sil"ee euhm/ . 1. Biol. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEUROFIBRIL — noun Etymology: New Latin neurofibrilla, from neur- + fibrilla fibril Date: 1898 : a fine proteinaceous fibril that is found …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GULLET — noun Etymology: Middle English golet, from Anglo-French, diminutive of gule throat, from Latin gula — more at glutton Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRICHOCYST — a structure in the cortex of certain ciliate and flagellate protozoans consisting of a cavity and long, thin threads that …
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