NOUN | animal | amoeba, ameba | naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion |
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Sounds | ahmiy'bah | |
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Rhymes | Aqaba ... Yoruba: 29 rhymes with bah... |
Meaning | naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion. | |
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Synonym | ameba | |
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 | amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous, amebous | pertaining to or resembling amoebae |
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