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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•me•ba or a•moe•ba /əˈmibə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -bas, -bae /-bi/USA pronunciation .- Microbiologya one-celled organism found in streams, ponds, and soil.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•me•ba (ə mē′bə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bas, -bae (-bē).USA pronunciation - Microbiologyany 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.
- Microbiologya protozoan of the genus Amoeba, inhabiting bottom vegetation of freshwater ponds and streams: used widely in laboratory studies.
Also, amoeba. - Greek amoibé̄ change, alternation, akin to ameíbein to exchange
- Neo-Latin amoeba
a•me′ba•like′, adj. |