Main Entry: ame·ba

Variant(s): or chiefly British amoe·ba \ə-ˈmē-bə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ame·bas or ame·bae \-(ˌ)bē\

: a protozoan of the genus Amoeba

[ameba illustration]

; broadly : an ameboid protozoan (as a naked rhizopod)

—ame·bic or chiefly British amoe·bic \-bik\ adjective