ameboid

[ uh-mee-boid ]

/ əˈmi bɔɪd /

resembling or related to amebas.

Nearby words

a·me·boid·ism, noun

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The known mechanisms for this in the body are ameboid cells, especially the phagocytes.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield Morrey
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
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

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.