didinium

noun

di·​din·​i·​um

dīˈdinēəm

1

capitalized : a genus of carnivorous protozoans (order Holotricha) that feed on paramecia

2

plural didiniums

-mz

or didinia

-nēə

: any protozoan of the genus Didinium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from di- + Greek deinos terrible + New Latin -ium

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