slipper animalcule

English

Etymology

Compare Finnish tohvelieläin, German Pantoffeltierchen, Japanese 草履虫 (zōrimushi), Swedish toffeldjur. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

slipper animalcule (plural slipper animalcules)

  1. A paramecium

Translations
paramecium — see paramecium
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