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ameboid
or a·moe·boid
[ uh-mee-boid ]
/ əˈmi bɔɪd /
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adjective Biology.
resembling or related to amebas.
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OTHER WORDS FROM ameboid
a·me·boid·ism, nounWords nearby ameboid
amebicide, amebiform, amebiosis, amebism, amebocyte, ameboid, ameboid cell, ameboma, amebula, ameburia, A.M.E. Church
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How to use ameboid in a sentence
The eel had been challenged by the ameboid monster, and they were fighting for possession of him—the common prey.
Astounding Stories, April, 1931|VariousThe known mechanisms for this in the body are ameboid cells, especially the phagocytes.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield MorreyThey 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. AllenThis is the influence possessed by certain substances to attract or repulse ameboid cells.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern
Medical definitions for ameboid
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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