cǎo
chóng

technical
noun

Meaning of 草履虫

草履虫 means paramecium; a genus of ciliate protozoa. Pronounced cǎo lǚ chóng.

  • paramecium; a genus of ciliate protozoa

Definitions & Examples

Cǎo
chóng
shì
cháng
jiàn
de
yuán
shēng
dòng
 

The paramecium is a common protozoan.

Zài
xiǎn
wēi
jìng
xià
guān
chá
cǎo
chóng
de
xiān
máo
yùn
dòng
 

You can observe the ciliary movement of paramecium under a microscope.

Cǎo
chóng
tōng
cháng
shēng
huó
zài
chí
táng
huò
shuǐ
gōu
 

Paramecia usually live in ponds or ditches.

Zhè
zhǒng
cǎo
chóng
shuǐ
zhōng
de
jūn
wéi
shí
 

This type of paramecium feeds on bacteria in the water.

Cǎo
chóng
de
fán
zhí
fāng
shì
shì
fēn
liè
shēng
zhí
 

Paramecia reproduce through binary fission.

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