different between protozoan vs paramecium

English

Etymology

From New Latin Protozoa +? -an

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p???t??z???n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?p?o?t??zo??n/

Noun

protozoan (plural protozoa or protozoans)

1. (cytology) Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.

Synonyms

• protozooid
• protozoon

Hyponyms

• Thesaurus:protozoan

Translations

Adjective

protozoan (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan.

Derived terms

• protozoal
• protozoic

Translations

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (param?k?s, “oval”), from ????? (mêkos, “length”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pæ.???mi?.si.?m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?.???mi.si.?m/
• Hyphenation: par?a?me?ci?um

Noun

paramecium (plural paramecia or parameciums)

1. An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium.

Synonyms

• slipper animalcule

Translations

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pa.ra?me.ki.um/, [pä?ä?m?ki???]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pa.ra?me.t??i.um/, [p????m??t??ium]

Noun

paramecium n (genitive parameci? or paramec?); second declension

1. paramecium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).