Assertion: paramecium | /r/Synonym | slipper animalcules
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: because of their slipper-like shape
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Once called “slipper animalcules” due to their oblong shape, Paramecium live in a variety of watery environments, both fresh and salt, although they are most abundant in stagnant bodies of water.
text: The paramecium, genus of protozoa of the phylum Ciliophora, is often called slipper animalcules because of their slipper-like shape.
text: The paramecium, genus of protozoa of the phylum Ciliophora, is often called slipper animalcules because of their slipper-like shape.