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amoebae

amoebae is the plural of amoeba.

Meaning of amoeba

Noun

amoeba (plural amoebae or amoebas)

  1. A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
  2. Any eukaryote that exhibits amoeboid movement, having the ability to change its shape.
    Synonyms:
    amoeboid
  3. (historical) Any member of the class or phylum Sarcodina, a polyphyletic grouping into which diverse amoeboids were placed.
  4. A graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
  5. (slang) An asexual.
  6. A large pattern with fluctuating edges typically made of whitespace.

Questions about amoebae

What is amoebae the plural of?
Amoebae is the plural of amoeba.

Words near amoebae in the dictionary

  1. Amodios
  2. amoeb-
  3. amoeba
  4. amoebacide
  5. amoebacides
  6. amoebae
  7. amoebaea
  8. amoebaean
  9. amoebaeum
  10. amoebaflagellate
  11. amoebal

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