amoeboid

[ uh-mee-boid ]

adjective

1. ameboid.

amoeboid

/ əˈmiːbɔɪd /

adjective

1. of, related to, or resembling amoebae

Other Words From

• a·moeboid·ism noun

Example Sentences

He was, we think, wrong in adhering to the belief that the movements of aggregated masses are of an amoeboid nature.

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This movement seems to be of no service, any more than the incessant movement of amoeboid bodies.

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It forms from 15 to 40% of the number of leucocytes, and is less markedly amoeboid than the other varieties.

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They are highly amoeboid and phagocytic, and form about 70% of the total number of leucocytes.

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In Hydra the ocyte is a large amoeboid cell, which sends out pseudopodia amongst the ogonia and absorbs nutriment from them.

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