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amoeboid

American  
[uh-mee-boid] / əˈmi bɔɪd /

adjective

  1. ameboid.


amoeboid British  
/ əˈmiːbɔɪd /

adjective

  1. of, related to, or resembling amoebae

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The amoeboid cells of R. marina, characterized by their near immobility, can produce flagellated cells with two rearward-extending flagella through budding under conditions of prey scarcity.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2023

The researchers plan to expand their research to other cancers and see if they uncover the same link between amoeboid cells and CD73.

From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023

Rather, they’re amoeboid blobs that periodically shout “Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li!” for reasons unknown.

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2020

A macrophage is an irregularly shaped phagocyte that is amoeboid in nature and is the most versatile of the phagocytes in the body.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

It had the general appearance of a large tortoise without a shell, its body an amoeboid puddle beneath a long neck.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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