
Meaning of AMEBA
| Pronunciation: | | u'meebu
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion |
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AMEBA is a 5 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | amoeba |
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| | See Also: | | Amoebida, Amoebina, endameba, order Amoebida, order Amoebina, rhizopod, rhizopodan | |
Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A common name describing the one-celled organisms classified under the order Amoebida of the class Sarcodina. An ameba has a constantly changing form and moves and eats by extending pseudopods, or long fingers of itself, from its body cytoplasm. |
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