AMOEBA

ameba, amoeba

(noun) naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

amoeba (plural amoebae or amoebas)

(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

(mathematics) The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.

(slang) An asexual.

Source: Wiktionary


A*moe"ba, n; pl. L. Amoebæ; E. Amoebas. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A rhizopod. common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. See Rhizopoda.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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IMMOBILIZATION

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