amoeboid
Americanadjective
adjective
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- amoeboidism noun
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The amoeboid cells of R. marina, characterized by their near immobility, can produce flagellated cells with two rearward-extending flagella through budding under conditions of prey scarcity.
From Science Daily
The research, published in Science Advances and funded by Barts Charity and Cancer Research UK, found that many patients' pancreatic cancer contains cells called amoeboid cells.
From Science Daily
It had the general appearance of a large tortoise without a shell, its body an amoeboid puddle beneath a long neck.
From Literature
The growth forms whimsical amoeboid blobs, or you can train the leader to creep on rocks and fences.
His bulbous and amoeboid pieces have a suppleness and buoyancy that seem to defy gravity and the materials from which they are made.
From Los Angeles Times
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