aurelia
noun
aurelia
1 American
[aw-ree-lee-uh, aw-reel-yuh]
/ ɔˈri li ə, ɔˈril jə /
noun
Aurelia
2
American
[aw-reel-yuh]
/ ɔˈril jə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of aurelia
Borrowed into English from New Latin around 1590–1600
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Figure 36.25 Paramecium aurelia and Paramecium caudatum grow well individually, but when they compete for the same resources, the P. aurelia outcompetes the P. caudatum.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
An experimental example of this principle is shown in Figure 7 with two protozoan species: Paramecium aurelia and Paramecium caudatum.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
Paramecium aurelia and Paramecium caudatum grow well individually, but when they compete for the same resources, the P. aurelia outcompetes the P. caudatum.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
Figure 19.19 Paramecium aurelia and Paramecium caudatum grow well individually, but when they compete for the same resources, the P. aurelia outcompetes the P. caudatum.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
I have no reason to doubt but that the soft-billed birds, which winter with us, subsist chiefly on insects in their aurelia state.
From The Natural History of Selborne by White, Gilbert
Ariel Ekblaw, CEO of the Aurelia Institute, spoke about how self-assembling structures could make orbiting research habitats a reality, unlocking scientific and medical breakthroughs that only the weightless environment of space can deliver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Fast-forward to November 2023, and Natura offloaded it to Aurelia for a fraction of what it paid for it.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2024
In 2019, Aurelia García Cruceño, an 18-year-old Indigenous woman living in Guerrero, Mexico, had a miscarriage.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2023
Gilot’s daughter, Aurelia Engel, told The Associated Press her mother had died at Mount Sinai West hospital after suffering both lung and heart problems.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
His joke had failed, Aurelia had gone over to the “enemy,” and Marcus had, for the moment, returned to his spoiled, childish self.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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