amebula
amebula noun: a small amoeba (or an organism which resembles one).
Noun
amebula (plural amebulas or amebulae or amebulæ)
- A small amoeba (or an organism which resembles one).
- The adult stage is realised by the formation of a plasmodium which begins early in life to form spores. There are never any flagellated stages in this group, but always amoebulæ.1915, Annual Report and Transactions, Manchester: Manchester Microscopical Society, page 82
- He saw the swarm-cells swim with a peculiar dancing motion, divide, withdraw the organ of locomotion called the flagellum, and then creep about as amoebulæ. Although he did not actually note the union of the amoebulæ, he inferred that the young plasmodia seen in his cultures arose from their fusion.1928 December, H. J. Howard, “President's Address”, in Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society, volume XII, Norwich, Norfolk: A. E. Soman & Co., Ltd., part IV, page 504
Forms of amebula
| plural | amebulas |
|---|---|
| plural | amebulae |
| plural | amebulæ |
| alternative form | amoebula |
| alternative form | amœbula |
Origin of amebula
From ameba + -ula.
Questions about amebula
- What does amebula mean?
- Amebula means a small amoeba (or an organism which resembles one).
- What part of speech is amebula?
- Amebula is a noun.
- What is the plural of amebula?
- The plural of amebula is amebulas.
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