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ameboidism

ameboidism noun: movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba.

Noun

ameboidism (uncountable)

  1. movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba

Origin of ameboidism

From ameboid + -ism.

Questions about ameboidism

What does ameboidism mean?
Ameboidism means movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba.
What part of speech is ameboidism?
Ameboidism is a noun.

Words near ameboidism in the dictionary

  1. ameboflagellate
  2. ameboflagellates
  3. ameboid
  4. ameboidal
  5. ameboidally
  6. ameboidism
  7. ameboids
  8. ameboma
  9. amebomas
  10. amebomata
  11. amebopore

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