ameboid

[uh-mee-boid]

a·me·boid

[uh-mee-boid]
adjective Biology.
resembling or related to amebas.
Also, amoeboid.


Origin:
ameb(a) + -oid

a·me·boid·ism, noun
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Ameboid is always a great word to know.
So is fit. Does it mean:
adapting to the prevailing conditions and producing offspring that survive to reproductive age; contributing to the gene pool of the next generation
a cell in loose connective tissue that is specialized for the synthesis and storage of fat
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amoeboid or (US) ameboid (əˈmiːbɔɪd)
 
adj
of, related to, or resembling amoebae
 
ameboid or (US) ameboid
 
adj

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ameboid a·me·boid or a·moe·boid (ə-mē'boid')
adj.

  1. Of or resembling an ameba, especially in changeability of form and means of locomotion.

  2. Having an irregular or asymmetric outline with peripheral projections, as the outline of a group of cells growing in a nutrient culture.

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