paramecium

What does paramecium mean?

paramecium means "any member of the genus Paramecium".

How many syllables are in paramecium?

paramecium has 5 syllables: par-a-me-ci-um. The stress falls on "me". In IPA it is /ˌpɛɹəˈmisiəm/.

What is another word for paramecium?

Close synonyms include paramecia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is paramecium a common word?

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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for paramecium come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.