endameba

or end·a·moe·ba

[ en-duh-mee-buh ]

/ ˌɛn dəˈmi bə /

noun, plural end·a·me·bae [en-duh-mee-bee] /ˌɛn dəˈmi bi/, end·a·me·bas. Biology.

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

Nearby words

end-stopped, end-systolic volume, end-tidal, end., endamage, endameba, endamoeba, endangeitis, endanger, endangered, endangered species

Origin of endameba

< New Latin (1879); see end-, ameba

Related formsend·a·me·bic, end·a·moe·bic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for endamoeba

Endamoeba blattae showed a decrease in infection rate when the cockroaches were maintained on high-fat and high-protein diets.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth
Cytological observations on Endamoeba blattae from the cockroach, Blatta orientalis.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth
The viability of Endamoeba histolytica cysts after passage through the cockroach.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth
Endamoeba histolytica and certain other protozoan organisms found in cockroaches in Cairo, Egypt.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth

The cultivation of Nyctotherus ovalis and Endamoeba blattae.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth

British Dictionary definitions for endamoeba

endamoeba

US endameba

/ (ˌɛndəˈmiːbə) /

noun plural -bae (-biː) or -bas

variants of entamoeba

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Medicine definitions for endamoeba

endameba

n.

Variant ofentameba