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paramecium (n.)
1752, Modern Latin
Paramecium
, the genus name, coined from Greek
paramekes
"oblong, oval," from
para-
"on one side" (see
para-
(1)) +
mekos
"length," related to
makros
"long" (see
macro-
).
