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amoebae

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a⋅moe⋅ba

  [uh-mee-buh]
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–noun, plural -bas, -bae  [-bee] .
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a⋅me⋅ba

  [uh-mee-buh]
–noun, plural -bas, -bae  [-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:
< NL amoeba < Gk amoib change, alternation, akin to ameíbein to exchange

Related forms:
a⋅me⋅ba⋅like, adjective
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a·moe·ba also a·me·ba   (ə-mē'bə)   
n.   pl. a·moe·bas also a·me·bas or a·moe·bae also a·me·bae (-bē)
Any of various one-celled aquatic or parasitic protozoans of the genus Amoeba or related genera, having no definite form and consisting of a mass of protoplasm containing one or more nuclei surrounded by a flexible outer membrane. It moves by means of pseudopods.

[New Latin, genus name, from Greek amoibē, change, from ameibein, to change; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.]
a·moe'bic (-bĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: ame·ba
Variant: or chiefly British amoe·ba /&-'mE-b&/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ame·bas or ame·bae /-(")bE/
: a protozoan of the genus Amoeba; broadly : an ameboid protozoan (as a naked rhizopod) —ame·bic or chiefly British amoe·bic /-bik/ adjective

Main Entry: Amoe·ba
Pronunciation: &-'mE-b&
Function: noun
: a large genus of naked rhizopod protozoans that have lobed and never anastomosingpseudopodia and are widely distributed in fresh and salt water and moist terrestrial environments
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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.

Amoeba A·moe·ba (ə-mē'bə)
n. pl. a·moe·bas or a·moe·bae (-bē)

  1. A genus of protozoa of the class Sarcodina or Rhizopoda.

  2. Any of several genera of protozoa that are parasitic in humans, especially Entamoeba.

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ameba   (ə-mē'bə)  Pronunciation Key 
Another spelling of amoeba.
amoeba   (ə-mē'bə)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural amoebas or amoebae (ə-mē'bē)
Any of various one-celled aquatic or parasitic protozoans of the genus Amoeba or related genera, having no definite form and consisting of a mass of protoplasm containing one or more nuclei surrounded by a flexible outer membrane. Amoebas move by means of pseudopods.
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