Slipper animalcule is

Paramecium

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Trypanosoma

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Entamoeba

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Penicillium

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Solution

The correct option is A Paramecium
Slipper animalcule is a common name for ciliated protozoan of the genus Paramecium.
The term slipper is used because their shape is like a slipper and the animalcule term represents the microscopic nature of organism.
Thus, the correct answer is 'Paramecium.'

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