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entameba

entameba noun: any of many parasitic amoebas, of the genus Entamoeba, that cause dysentery etc.

entameba: any of many parasitic amoebas, of the genus Entamoeba, that cause dysentery etc
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Noun

entameba (plural entamebas or entamebae)

  1. Any of many parasitic amoebas, of the genus Entamoeba, that cause dysentery etc.

Forms of entameba

pluralentamebas
pluralentamebae

Words formed from entameba

Questions about entameba

What does entameba mean?
Entameba means any of many parasitic amoebas, of the genus Entamoeba, that cause dysentery etc.
What part of speech is entameba?
Entameba is a noun.
What is the plural of entameba?
The plural of entameba is entamebas.

Words near entameba in the dictionary

  1. entailments
  2. entails
  3. ental
  4. entally
  5. entame
  6. entameba
  7. entamebae
  8. entamebas
  9. entamebiasis
  10. entamebic
  11. entamed

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