amoeba

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See also: Amoeba, amöba, and amœba

English

An amoeba.

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.

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Noun

amoeba (plural amoebae or amoebas)

  1. (biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
  2. (mathematics) The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
  3. (slang) An asexual.

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Latin

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Pronunciation

Noun

amoeba f (genitive amoebae); first declension

  1. amoeba

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative amoeba amoebae
genitive amoebae amoebārum
dative amoebae amoebīs
accusative amoebam amoebās
ablative amoebā amoebīs
vocative amoeba amoebae
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