ameboid

or a·moe·boid

[uh-mee-boid]

adjective Biology.

resembling or related to amebas.

Origin of ameboid

Related formsa·me·boid·ism, noun

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Historical Examples of ameboid

The eel had been challenged by the ameboid monster, and they were fighting for possession of him—the common prey.
Astounding Stories, April, 1931
Various
The known mechanisms for this in the body are ameboid cells, especially the phagocytes.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology
Charles Bradfield Morrey
They embrace and enfold the pathogenic germs with which they come in contact by what is known as an ameboid force.
Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why
Martha M. Allen

ameboid in Medicine

ameboid

adj.

Of or resembling an ameba, especially in changeability of form and means of locomotion.
Having an irregular or asymmetric outline with peripheral projections, as the outline of a group of cells growing in a nutrient culture.

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