genus paramecium

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   freshwater ciliate with an oval body and long deep oral groove

   Broaderprotoctist genus

   Part ofCiliata

Questions about genus paramecium

What does genus paramecium mean?

genus paramecium means "freshwater ciliate with an oval body and long deep oral groove".

Is genus paramecium a common word?

genus paramecium is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.