ameba

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naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
alternative spelling of amoeba
{i} microscopic one-celled organism, amoeba
an American spelling of amoeba
amoeba
A genus of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia
amoeba
The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers
amœbas
plural form of amœba
amebae
plural of ameba, a variant of amoeba
amebas
plural of ameba
amoeba
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
amoeba
a kind of simple eukaryotic organism that typically moves by extending lobes of its cytoplasm
amoeba
A single-celled, shapeless, primitive form of animal life
amoeba
n A faction that randomly constructs bases
amoeba
A microscopic, one-celled animal consisting of a naked mass of protoplasm
amoeba
{i} microscopic protozoan which perpetually changes form
amoeba
A small, single-celled animal or protozoan
amoeba
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
amoeba
Protozoa that can alter their cell shape, usually by the extrusion of one or more pseudopodia
amoeba
naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
amoeba
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
amoebae
plural of amoeba
amoebas
plural of amoeba
ameba
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