| NOUN | animal | ameba, amoeba | naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion |
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| Meaning | naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion. | |
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| Synonym | amoeba | |
| Member of | Amoebida, order Amoebida, Amoebina, order Amoebina | The animal order including amoebas |
| Narrower | endameba | Any ameba of the genus Endamoeba |
| Broader | rhizopod, rhizopodan | protozoa characterized by a pseudopod |
| Spanish | ameba, amiba | |
| Catalan | ameba | |
| Adjectives | amebic, ameban, amebous | pertaining to or resembling amoebae |
| ameboid, amoeboid | like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape) | |
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