AMOEBAE

AMOEBA

ameba, amoeba

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

amoebae

plural of amoeba

Source: Wiktionary


AMOEBA

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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Word of the Day

14 May 2025

TERNARY

(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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