amoeboid
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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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