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amœboid

amœboid adjective: dated spelling of amoeboid.

Adjective

amœboid (not comparable)

  1. Dated spelling of amoeboid.
    • Perhaps the most striking property of the leucocytes as a class in their power of making amœboid movements—a characteristic which has gained for them the sobriquet of “ wandering ” cells.1900, Henry Pickering Bowditch, An American text-book of physiology, page 48

Noun

amœboid (plural amœboids)

  1. Dated spelling of amoeboid.

Forms of amœboid

pluralamœboids

Origin of amœboid

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amœb- + -oid.

Questions about amœboid

What does amœboid mean?
Amœboid means dated spelling of amoeboid.
What part of speech is amœboid?
Amœboid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near amœboid in the dictionary

  1. amœbicide
  2. amœbicides
  3. amœbo-
  4. amœbocyte
  5. amœbocytes
  6. amœboid
  7. amœboids
  8. amœboma
  9. amœbomas
  10. amœbomata
  11. amœbula

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