Amoeba

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See also: amoeba, amöba, and amœba

Translingual

Amoeba in motion

Etymology

From Latin amoeba (change, alternation, transformation).

Proper noun

Amoeba f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amoebidae – amoebas; unicellular protozoa that move by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

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