A single-celled organism, many species of which live in free in water A few are pathogens, amoebic dysentery is caused by an amoeba that parasitises the gut Their overall shape and pattern of movement is similar in character to the way many animal cells behave, although the latter are usually much smaller Such cells are often referred to as amoeboid
An amoeba is the smallest kind of living creature. Amoebae consist of only one cell, and are found in water or soil. a very small creature that has only one cell (amoibe ). One-celled protozoan that can form temporary extensions of cytoplasm (pseudopodia) in order to move about. Some amoebas are found on the bottom of freshwater streams and ponds. Others live in the human digestive system; one type causes amebic dysentery in humans. Each amoeba contains a small mass of jellylike cytoplasm with vacuoles and a nucleus. Food is taken in and material is excreted at any point on the cell surface. Amoebas are used extensively in cell research for determining the relative functions and interactions of the nucleus and the cytoplasm
n any of various protozoans of the genus Amoeba and related genera, found in water and soil and as internal animal parasites, having a varying form, and moving by means of pseudopodia
amoebas
Türkische aussprache
ımibız
Aussprache
/əˈmēbəz/ /əˈmiːbəz/
Etymologie
[ &-'mE-b& ] (noun.) 1855. New Latin, genus name, from Greek amoibE change, from ameibein to change; more at MIGRATE.