paramecia

«paramecia» in Mova's school dictionary: tiny one-celled living things that live in fresh water… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun, plural of paramecium (a paramecium, paramecia); also "parameciums"

meaning for a pupil

Paramecia are tiny one-celled living things that live in fresh water and are shaped like a slipper; they swim using tiny hairs called cilia. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons about microscopes and microorganisms, paramecia are seen in pond water. They eat bacteria and move by beating their cilia. They show that a whole living thing can be just one cell.

examples

• We saw paramecia under the microscope. tree →
• Paramecia live in pond water. tree →
• Paramecia swim by waving tiny hairs called cilia. tree →
• One paramecium is too small to see with your eyes. tree →
• The paramecia ate the bacteria in the drop of water. tree →
• Paramecia are shaped a bit like a slipper. tree →

note

Paramecia is plural; the singular is paramecium. Pronounced "pa-ruh-MEE-see-uh". They are single-celled organisms (protists), not animals or plants in the usual sense, and not bacteria.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «paramecia» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.