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单词 amoeboid
释义

amoeboid

adjective

amoe·​boid ə-ˈmē-ˌbȯid How to pronounce amoeboid (audio)
variants or less commonly ameboid
: resembling an amoeba specifically in moving or changing in shape by means of protoplasmic flow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Around the same time, Lina Bo Bardi punched out amoeboid openings in the side of a concrete steel-drum-factory tower in São Paulo, transforming it into a cultural center. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2021 Other microorganisms travel using amoeboid movement, driven by flexing of their cellular skeletons, built from the protein actin. Tom Siegfried, Smithsonian, 26 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

amoeboid

adjective

amoe·​boid
variants or ameboid
ə-ˈmē-ˌbȯid How to pronounce amoeboid (audio)
: resembling an amoeba specifically in moving or changing shape by means of protoplasmic flow
amoeboid movement of monocytes
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