ameba
or a·moe·ba
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.
a protozoan of the genus Amoeba, inhabiting bottom vegetation of freshwater ponds and streams: used widely in laboratory studies.
Origin of ameba
1Other words from ameba
- a·me·ba·like, adjective
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How to use ameba in a sentence
Those are some dried specimens of ameba that I wish to study under a microscope.
Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line | Clarence Youngameba are microorganisms of the simplest structure—a protoplasm which is constantly changing in shape.
Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line | Clarence YoungThe flood of dazzling light reaching out from the Interplanetarian snapped off and the little green ameba things were gone.
Empire | Clifford Donald SimakSome are simple like the ameba, others are very complex in structure.
Being Well-Born | Michael F. GuyerThe ameba solves this difficulty by dividing to form two amebæ.
Being Well-Born | Michael F. Guyer
British Dictionary definitions for ameba
/ (əˈmiːbə) /
Derived forms of ameba
- amebic, adjective
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Scientific definitions for ameba
[ ə-mē′bə ]
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