entamoeba

endamoeba, US entameba or US endameba

/ (ˌɛntəˈmiːbə) /

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noun plural -bae (-biː) or -bas

any parasitic amoeba of the genus Entamoeba (or Endamoeba), esp E. histolytica, which lives in the intestines of man and causes amoebic dysentery

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Words nearby entamoeba

entablement, entail, entailed, entailment, entameba, entamoeba, entangle, entanglement, entangling alliances with none, entasis, Entebbe

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