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amoeba

3 syllables · also amoebae
noun
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As a noun, amoeba means a member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

Meanings of amoeba

4 meanings

noun

  1. biologyA member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

  2. mathematicsThe graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.

  3. slangAn asexual.

  4. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotionanimal

    Similar: ameba

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noun: naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that for…
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Words that rhyme with amoeba

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