- zourimushi Paramecium spp. (esp. Paramecium caudatum)
Used in biology textbooks and lessons; a classic example of a single-celled organism, more specific than the general term 微生物.
草履虫を顕微鏡で観察した。
Zourimushi o kenbikyou de kansatsu shita.
I observed a paramecium under the microscope.
草履虫はゾウリムシとも書く。
Zourimushi wa zourimushi to mo kaku.
Paramecium is also written as ゾウリムシ.
⚖️ Not to be confused with ミドリムシ (euglena), which is green and photosynthetic.
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