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Noun: ameba (amebae,amebas)  u'meebu
Usage: N. Amer (=amoeba)
  1. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
    - amoeba

Derived forms: amebae, amebas

See also: amebic [N. Amer], amoeboid

Type of: rhizopod, rhizopodan

Part of: Amoebida, Amoebina, order Amoebida, order Amoebina

Encyclopedia: Ameba