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