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ameboid

or a·moe·boid

[ uh-mee-boid ]

adjective

, Biology.
  1. resembling or related to amebas.


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  • a·meboid·ism noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ameboid1

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Example Sentences

The eel had been challenged by the ameboid monster, and they were fighting for possession of him—the common prey.

The known mechanisms for this in the body are ameboid cells, especially the phagocytes.

They embrace and enfold the pathogenic germs with which they come in contact by what is known as an ameboid force.

This is the influence possessed by certain substances to attract or repulse ameboid cells.

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