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amoebula

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[uh-mee-byuh-luh] / əˈmi bjə lə /

noun

  • amoebulae
    plural
  1. a small ameba-like cell.


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Calcituba, a porcellanous type, which after forming the embryonic chamber with its deflected pylome grows into branching stems, may fall apart into sections, or the protoplasm may escape and break up into small amoebulae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

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