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# paramecia

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

«paramecia» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramecia/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramecia/#x1)
- Paramecia live in pond water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramecia/#x2)
- Paramecia swim by waving tiny hairs called cilia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramecia/#x3)
- One paramecium is too small to see with your eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramecia/#x4)
- The paramecia ate the bacteria in the drop of water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramecia/#x5)
- Paramecia are shaped a bit like a slipper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramecia/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «paramecia» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramecia/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«paramecia» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paramecia.html) on Mova free.