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amoeba
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a·moe·ba also a·me·ba  (-mb)
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·moebic (-bk) adj.

amoeba US, ameba [əˈmiːbə]
n pl -bae [-biː], -bas
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any protozoan of the phylum Rhizopoda, esp any of the genus Amoeba, able to change shape because of the movements of cell processes (pseudopodia). They live in fresh water or soil or as parasites in man and animals
[from New Latin, from Greek amoibē change, from ameibein to change, exchange]
amoebic  US, amebic adj

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
Noun1.amoebaamoeba - naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
rhizopod, rhizopodan - protozoa characterized by a pseudopod
Amoebida, Amoebina, order Amoebida, order Amoebina - the animal order including amoebas
endameba - any ameba of the genus Endamoeba
Translations
amoeba [əˈmiːbə] N (amoebas (amoebae (pl))) [əˈmiːbiː]ameba f, amiba f
amoeba [əˈmiːbə] (British) ameba (US) namibe f
amoeba, (US) ameba
nAmöbe f
amoeba ameba (Am) [əˈmiːbə] nameba


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This may be of notable consequence because menhaden filter enormous volumes of sediment and plankton to derive nutrition (7), and aquatic mycobacteria have an affinity for growing on particles, biofilms and sediments, and to be incorporated into amoebae, algae, and other microorganisms (8,9).
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The first consists of bacteria, fungi, protozoa and amoebae.
 
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