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amoeba vs. paramecium

amoeba
[uh-mee-buh] / əˈmi bə /

noun

amoebas, plural amoebae plural

  1. a variant of ameba.

paramecium
[par-uh-mee-shee-uhm, -shuhm, -see-uhm] / ˌpær əˈmi ʃi əm, -ʃəm, -si əm /

noun

paramecia plural

  1. any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.