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noun, plural -bas, -bae 
[-bee] .
[-bee] . 1.
any of numerous freshwater, marine, or parasitic one-celled protozoa of the order Amoebida, characterized by a granular nucleus surrounded by a jellylike mass of cytoplasm that forms temporary extensions, or pseudopodia, by which the organism moves, engulfs food particles, and forms food vacuoles.
2.
a protozoan of the genus Amoeba, inhabiting bottom vegetation of freshwater ponds and streams: used widely in laboratory studies.
Also, amoeba.
Origin:
< Neo-Latin amoeba < Greek amoibḗ change, alternation, akin to ameíbein to exchange
< Neo-Latin amoeba < Greek amoibḗ change, alternation, akin to ameíbein to exchange
Related forms
a·me·ba·like, adjective
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ameba a·me·ba or amoeba (ə-mē'bə)
n. pl. a·me·bas or a·me·bae (-bē)
A protozoa of the genus Amoeba and of related genera, occurring in soil and water and parasitic in animals.
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| ameba (ə-mē'bə) Pronunciation Key
Another spelling of amoeba. |
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