ameba

Noun
Synonyms: amoeba

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)amebae

  1. naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotionSynonyms: amoebaType of rhizopod, rhizopodanKinds endamebaMember of Amoebida, order Amoebida

Related words amebic adjective, amoeban adjective, amoebic adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

ameba noun

1. 1 naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion. Same as amoeba.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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