Amoeba
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Amoeba![]() ![]() Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Amoeba \A*moe"ba\, Amoeba \A*m[oe]"ba\, n.; pl. L. Am[oe]b[ae]; E. Am[oe]bas. [NL., fr. Gr. ? change.] (Zool.) A rhizopod common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. Same as ameba. See Rhizopoda. [1913 Webster] Source: WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
amoeba
n 1: naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form
temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion [syn:
ameba, amoeba]
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 56 Moby Thesaurus words for "amoeba": Euglena, adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, animalcule, bacillus, bacteria, bacterium, bug, coccus, colon bacillus, diatom, disease-producing microorganism, dyad, echovirus, enterovirus, filterable virus, flagellate, fungus, germ, gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria, microbe, microorganism, microspore, microzoa, mold, monad, nematode, nonfilterable virus, paramecium, pathogen, picornavirus, protozoa, protozoon, reovirus, rhinovirus, rickettsia, salmonella, saprophyte, spirillum, spirochete, spore, sporozoon, staphylococcus, streptococcus, tetrad, triad, trypanosome, vibrio, virus, volvox, vorticellum, zoospore Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 July 2010) Amoeba 1. Matching Word(s) ameba Amoebea Amoebae amoeban Amoebas
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