| 释义 |
end·amoeba
\|end+\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from end- + amoeba
1. capitalized : the type genus of the family Endamoebidae comprising amoebas parasitic in the intestines of insects and in some classifications various parasites of vertebrates including the amoeba (E. histolytica) that causes amebic dysentery in man — see entamoeba
2. also end·ame·ba \“+\ : any amoeba of the genus Endamoeba including Entamoeba
• end·amoebic also end·amebic \“+\ adjective |