AMOEBIFORM

Adjective

amoebiform (comparative more amoebiform, superlative most amoebiform)

Alternative form of amebiform

Source: Wiktionary


A*moe"bi*form, A*moe"boid, a. Etym: [Amoeba + -form or -oid.] (Biol.)

Definition: Resembling an amoeba; amoeba-shaped; changing in shape like an amoeba. Amoeboid movement, movement produced, as in the amoeba, by successive processes of prolongation and retraction.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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