ameba

or a·moe·ba

[ uh-mee-buh ]

/ əˈmi bə /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR ameba ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural a·me·bas, a·me·bae [uh-mee-bee]. /əˈmi bi/.

any of numerous freshwater, marine, or parasitic one-celled protozoa of the order Amoebida, characterized by a granular nucleus surrounded by a jellylike mass of cytoplasm that forms temporary extensions, or pseudopodia, by which the organism moves, engulfs food particles, and forms food vacuoles.

a protozoan of the genus Amoeba, inhabiting bottom vegetation of freshwater ponds and streams: used widely in laboratory studies.

Origin of ameba

From New Latin amoeba, from Greek amoibḗ “change, alternation,”, akin to ameíbein “to exchange”

OTHER WORDS FROM ameba

a·me·ba·like, adjective

Words nearby ameba

AMD, A.M.D.G., am-dram, amdt., A.M.E., ameba, amebiasis, amebic, amebic abscess, amebic colitis, amebic dysentery

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Example sentences from the Web for ameba

The cells are better off than the ameba, for their food is brought to them.
Applied Physiology|Frank Overton
Those are some dried specimens of ameba that I wish to study under a microscope.
Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line|Clarence Young
Some are simple like the ameba, others are very complex in structure.
Being Well-Born|Michael F. Guyer
The cells are like the tiny animal, the ameba, and can take in the food by any part of their bodies.
Applied Physiology|Frank Overton

Yet, is man any less a unit than the Ameba, or any other simple organism?
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ameba

ameba

/ (əˈmiːbə) /

noun plural -bae (-biː) or -bas

the usual US spelling of amoeba

Derived forms of ameba

amebic, adjective

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Medical definitions for ameba

ameba

n. pl. a•me•bas

A protozoa of the genus Amoeba and of related genera, occurring in soil and water and parasitic in animals.

Scientific definitions for ameba

ameba

[ ə-mē′bə ]

Another spelling of amoeba.

单词	ameba
释义	ameba or a·moe·ba [ uh-mee-buh ] / əˈmi bə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ameba ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural a·me·bas, a·me·bae [uh-mee-bee]. /əˈmi bi/. any of numerous freshwater, marine, or parasitic one-celled protozoa of the order Amoebida, characterized by a granular nucleus surrounded by a jellylike mass of cytoplasm that forms temporary extensions, or pseudopodia, by which the organism moves, engulfs food particles, and forms food vacuoles. a protozoan of the genus Amoeba, inhabiting bottom vegetation of freshwater ponds and streams: used widely in laboratory studies. Origin of ameba From New Latin amoeba, from Greek amoibḗ “change, alternation,”, akin to ameíbein “to exchange” OTHER WORDS FROM ameba a·me·ba·like, adjective Words nearby ameba AMD, A.M.D.G., am-dram, amdt., A.M.E., ameba, amebiasis, amebic, amebic abscess, amebic colitis, amebic dysentery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ameba The cells are better off than the ameba, for their food is brought to them. Applied Physiology\|Frank Overton Those are some dried specimens of ameba that I wish to study under a microscope. Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line\|Clarence Young Some are simple like the ameba, others are very complex in structure. Being Well-Born\|Michael F. Guyer The cells are like the tiny animal, the ameba, and can take in the food by any part of their bodies. Applied Physiology\|Frank Overton Yet, is man any less a unit than the Ameba, or any other simple organism? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863\|Various British Dictionary definitions for ameba ameba / (əˈmiːbə) / noun plural -bae (-biː) or -bas the usual US spelling of amoeba Derived forms of ameba amebic, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ameba cell, flagellate, organism, plasmodium, euglena, paramecium, ciliate, amoeba, sporozoan, stentor Medical definitions for ameba ameba n. pl. a•me•bas A protozoa of the genus Amoeba and of related genera, occurring in soil and water and parasitic in animals. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for ameba ameba [ ə-mē′bə ] Another spelling of amoeba. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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ameba

or a·moe·ba

noun, plural a·me·bas, a·me·bae [uh-mee-bee]. /əˈmi bi/.

Origin of ameba

OTHER WORDS FROM ameba

Words nearby ameba

Example sentences from the Web for ameba

British Dictionary definitions for ameba

noun plural -bae (-biː) or -bas

Derived forms of ameba

Words related to ameba

Medical definitions for ameba

n. pl. a•me•bas

Scientific definitions for ameba