ameba meaning

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ameba (noun): naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.

Spelling: amoeba (British) · ameba (American)

Definition of ameba

  1. naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion

    Synonyms: amoeba

    Type of: rhizopod

    Kinds: endameba

    Related forms: amebic, amebous, ameban

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AM · words ending in BA · 5-letter words

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