any protozoan of the genus Endamoeba, members of which are parasitic in the digestive tracts of various invertebrates, including cockroaches and termites.
Main Entry: end·ame·ba Variant: or chiefly Britishend·amoe·ba/"en-d&-'mE-b&/ Function: noun Inflected Form: pluralend·amoe·basorend·amoe·bae/-(")bE/ : any ameba of the genus Endamoeba