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PARAMOECIUM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1991-08-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Origin of Life and Speciation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- paramecium
1, record 1, English, paramecium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Paramecium 1, record 1, English, Paramecium
Latin
- Paramoecium 2, record 1, English, Paramoecium
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A genus of holotrichous ciliates having the body elongate and bluntly rounded at the anterior end and having an oblique funnel-shaped buccal groove on the oral surface with the mouth at the extremity. 1, record 1, English, - paramecium
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Origine de la vie et des espèces en général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Paramecium
1, record 1, French, Paramecium
Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Paramoecium 2, record 1, French, Paramoecium
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une nuée de paramécies (Paramoecium), animalcules microscopiques vivant dans les eaux stagnantes. 2, record 1, French, - Paramecium
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-08-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Origin of Life and Speciation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- paramecium
1, record 2, English, paramecium
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- paramoecium 1, record 2, English, paramoecium
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a genus (Paramecium) of one-celled elongated, slipper-shaped, protozoans moving by means of cilia and having a backward-curving oral groove that ends with the mouth. 2, record 2, English, - paramecium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The plural form of paramecium is paramecia or parameciums. 3, record 2, English, - paramecium
Record 2, Key term(s)
- paramecia
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Origine de la vie et des espèces en général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- paramécie
1, record 2, French, param%C3%A9cie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grand protozoaire cilié holotriche, que l'on trouve en grande quantité dans les eaux croupies. 2, record 2, French, - param%C3%A9cie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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