a·moe·ba also a·me·ba ( -m  b)n. pl. a·moe·bas also a·me·bas or a·moe·bae also a·me·bae (-b ) Any of various one-celled aquatic or parasitic protozoans of the genus Amoeba or related genera, having no definite form and consisting of a mass of protoplasm containing one or more nuclei surrounded by a flexible outer membrane. It moves by means of pseudopods. [New Latin, genus name, from Greek amoib , change, from ameibein, to change; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.]a·moe bic (-b k) adj. |
amoeba or US ameba [am-mee-ba, -bee]
Noun
pl -bae -bas a microscopic single-cell creature that is able to change its shape [Greek ameibein to change]
| amoeba (-mb) Plural amoebas or amoebae ( -mb) Any of various one-celled aquatic or parasitic protozoans of the genus Amoeba or related genera, having no definite form and consisting of a mass of protoplasm containing one or more nuclei surrounded by a flexible outer membrane. Amoebas move by means of pseudopods. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  amoeba - naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotionrhizopod, rhizopodan - protozoa characterized by a pseudopod endameba - any ameba of the genus Endamoeba |
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