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amoeba
[ uh-mee-buh ]
amoeba
/ əˈmiːbə /
noun
- 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
amoeba
/ ə-mē′bə /
, Plural amoebas ə-mē′bē
- 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.
amoeba
- An animal composed of only one cell that has no fixed shape. It is the best known of the single-celled animals, or protozoa .
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Derived Forms
- aˈmoebic, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amoeba1
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Example Sentences
Dr. Kent Sepkowitz on the alienlike amoeba that gives him nightmares.
I was invited to see Paul when he performed at a very intimate gig at Amoeba Records in L.A. a few years ago.
A mono-cell, the amoeba, was able to reproduce itself by the simple stratagem of sub-division.
And I have good reason to believe that the forces of Aptor are congealing once more, a sluggish but huge amoeba of horror.
But the right-hand side you will see an undoubted amoeba, moving sluggishly across the field.
I expect you'll have to wait till little brother amoeba gets grown up before you'll find a reader.
It continued to move outward, and on the map it appeared like a pseudopod extruded by an enormous amoeba.
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