1) Ciliate 2) Ciliated protozoan 3) Ciliophoran 4) Kind of protozoan 5) Microscopic element 6) Paramecia
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1) Ciliate 2) Paramecia
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Paramecium ({midsize|pron. parruh-MEE-cee-uhm, IPA ˌpærəˈmiːsiəm}) is a genus of unicellular Ciliate protozoa, commonly studied as a representative of the Ciliate group. Paramecia are widespread in freshwater, brackish and marine environments, and are often very abundant in stagnant basins and ponds. Because some species are readily cultivat...
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genus of free-living protozoans of the holotrichous order Hymenostomatida. There are at least eight well-defined species; all can be cultivated ... [9 related articles]
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<protozoa> Genus of ciliate protozoans. The slipper animalcule is cigar shaped, covered in rows of cilia and about 250 um long. ... Free swimming, common in freshwater ponds, feeds on bacteria and other particles. Reproduces asexually by binary fission and sexually by conjugation involving the exchange of micronuclei. ... See: kappa particle....
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(par″ә-me´se-әm) a genus of ciliate protozoa.
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(par″ә-me´se-әm) any organism of the genus Paramecium.
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(= Paramoecium) Genus of ciliate protozoans. The 'slipper animalcule' is cigar-shaped, covered in rows of cilia and about 250 m m long. Free-swimming, common in freshwater ponds: feeds on bacteria and other particles. Reproduces asexually by binary fission, and sexually by conjugation involving the exchange of micronuclei. See kappa particle.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: par′ă-mē′shē-ŭm, -sē-ŭm Definitions: 1. An abundant genus of freshwater holotrichous ciliates, characteristically slipper-shaped and often large enough to be visible to the naked eye; commonly used for genetic and other studies.
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Paramecium is a member of the order Holotricha. It is a simple single cell animal common in fresh water where there are decaying vegetable remains.
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n] - any member of the genus Paramecium
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paramecia noun any member of the genus Paramecium
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a freshwater ciliate protozoan
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