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end⋅a⋅me⋅ba

  [en-duh-mee-buh]
–noun, plural -bae  [-bee] , -bas. Biology.
any protozoan of the genus Endamoeba, members of which are parasitic in the digestive tracts of various invertebrates, including cockroaches and termites.
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Also, end⋅a⋅moe⋅ba.

Origin:
< NL (1879); see end-, ameba

Related forms:
end⋅a⋅me⋅bic, end⋅a⋅moe⋅bic, adjective
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en·da·moe·ba   (ěn'də-mē'bə)   
n.  Variant of entamoeba.
en·ta·moe·ba   (ěn'tə-mē'bə)   
n.   pl. en·ta·moe·bas also en·da·moe·bas or en·ta·moe·bae also en·da·moe·bae (-bē)
Any of several parasitic amoebas of the genus Entamoeba, especially E. histolytica, causing dysentery and ulceration of the colon and liver.

[New Latin Entamoeba, genus name : ent(o)- + amoeba.]
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Main Entry: end·ame·ba
Variant: or chiefly British end·amoe·ba /"en-d&-'mE-b&/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural end·amoe·bas or end·amoe·bae /-(")bE/
: any ameba of the genus Endamoeba

Main Entry: End·amoe·ba
Pronunciation: "en-d&-'mE-b&
Function: noun
: a genus of amebas including forms parasitic in the intestines ofinsects and in some especially former classifications various parasites of vertebrates now usually included in the genus Entamoeba
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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endameba en·da·me·ba or en·da·moe·ba (ěn'də-mē'bə)
n.
Variant of entameba.

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