Entamoeba
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Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós, “within, inside”) + English amoeba.
Proper noun
Entamoeba f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Entamoebidae – amoebae found as internal parasites or commensals of animals, several species of which are found in humans.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Protozoa – kingdom; Sarcomastigota – subkingdom; Amoebozoa – phylum; Conosa – subphylum; Archamoebea – class; Mastigamoebida - order; Entamoebidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Entamoeba bangladeshi, Entamoeba bovis, Entamoeba chattoni, Entamoeba chiangraiensis, Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba dispar, Entamoeba ecuadoriensis, Entamoeba equi, Entamoeba gingivalis, Entamoeba hartmanni, Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba insolita, Entamoeba invadens, Entamoeba marina, Entamoeba moshkovskii, Entamoeba muris, Entamoeba nuttalli, Entamoeba polecki, Entamoeba ranarum, Entamoeba struthionis, Entamoeba suis, Entamoeba terrapinae - selected species
Derived terms
References
Entamoeba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Entamoeba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Entamoeba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Entamoeba at National Center for Biotechnology Information
