ameba
ame·ba
nounplural ; ame·basor ; ame·bae \-(ˌ)bē\ (audio pronunciation)
Definition of AMEBA
: a protozoan of the genus Amoeba; broadly : an ameboid protozoan (as a naked rhizopod)
—ame·bic or chiefly British amoe·bic \-bik\ (audio pronunciation) adjective
Variants of AMEBA
ame·ba or chiefly British amoe·ba \ə-ˈmē-bə\ (audio pronunciation)
Illustration of AMEBA
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