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Definitions for Amoeba

[1] ameba.
[2] 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.
[3] a protozoan of the genus Amoeba, inhabiting bottom vegetation of freshwater ponds and streams: used widely in laboratory studies.
[4] any protozoan of the phylum Rhizopoda , esp any of the genus Amoeba, able to change shape because of the movements of cell processes (pseudopodia). They live in fresh water or soil or as parasites in man and animals
[5] the usual US spelling of amoeba

Words related to Amoeba

animalculum, n, animalcule

Words nearby Amoeba

amniotic fold, amniotic sac, amniotome, amniotomy, amobarbital, amoeba, amoebaean, amoebiasis, amoebic, amoebic dysentery, amoebocyte

Origin of Amoeba

eba< New Latin amoeba < Greek amoibḗ change, alternation, akin to ameíbein to exchange

Other words from Amoeba

a·me·ba·like , adjective

Word origin for Amoeba

C19: from New Latin, from Greek amoibē change, from ameibein to change, exchange

Synonyms for Amoeba

animalcule, animalculum, n