AMOEBOID

ameboid, amoeboid

(adjective) like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

amoeboid (comparative more amoeboid, superlative most amoeboid)

Alternative spelling of ameboid

Noun

amoeboid (plural amoeboids)

Single‐celled organism that moves or feeds by means of temporary projections, called pseudopods. They are taxonomically classified in a sub‐phylum called Sarcodina.

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