amoeba

a·moe·ba

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-mee-buh]
- /əˈmi bə/
- /-biː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-mee-buh]
- /əˈmi bə/

Definitions of amoeba word

countable noun amoeba An amoeba is the smallest kind of living creature. Amoebae consist of only one cell, and are found in water or soil. 3
noun amoeba any protozoan of the phylum Rhizopoda, esp any of the genus Amoeba, able to change shape because of the movements of cell processes (pseudopodia). They live in fresh water or soil or as parasites in man and animals 3
noun amoeba a one-celled, microscopic organism belonging to any of several families of rhizopods that move and feed using pseudopodia and reproduce by fission; esp., any of a genus (Amoeba) found in soil or water or a parasitic genus (Entamoeba) found in higher animals and humans 3
noun amoeba something indefinite in shape or perpetually changing, like an amoeba 3
abbreviation AMOEBA ameba. 1
noun plural amoeba 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

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Parts of speech for Amoeba

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amoeba popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for amoeba

noun amoeba

animalculum — animalcule.
n — the 14th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
animalcule — a microscopic animal such as an amoeba or rotifer
protozoa — a major grouping or superphylum of the kingdom Protista, comprising the protozoans.

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