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- [uh-mee-buh]
- /əˈmi bə/
- /əˈmiː.bə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-mee-buh]
- /əˈmi bə/
Definitions of ameba word
- countable noun ameba An ameba is the smallest kind of living creature. Amebae consist of only one cell, and are found in water or soil. 3
- abbreviation AMEBA amoeba 3
- noun plural ameba 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. 1
- noun plural ameba a protozoan of the genus Amoeba, inhabiting bottom vegetation of freshwater ponds and streams: used widely in laboratory studies. 1
- noun ameba A single-celled animal that catches food and moves about by extending fingerlike projections of protoplasm. Amebas are either free-living in damp environments or parasitic. 1
- noun ameba (American) Alternative spelling of amoeba. 0
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ameba popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ameba
noun ameba
- cell — A cell is the smallest part of an animal or plant that is able to function independently. Every animal or plant is made up of millions of cells.
- flagellate — to whip; scourge; flog; lash.
- organism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- plasmodium — Biology. an ameboid, multinucleate mass or sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of organisms, as of myxomycetes or slime molds.
- paramecium — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
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