endameba

or end·a·moe·ba

[ en-duh-mee-buh ]

noun

, Biology.

, plural end·a·me·bae [en-d, uh, -, mee, -bee], end·a·me·bas.

1. any protozoan of the genus Endamoeba, members of which are parasitic in the digestive tracts of various invertebrates, including cockroaches and termites.

Other Words From

• enda·mebic enda·moebic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of endameba¹

< New Latin (1879); end-, ameba