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| a·moe·ba [ ə mbə ] (plural a·moe·bas or a·moe·bae [ ə mbee ]) or a·me·ba [ ə mbə ] (plural a·me·bas or a·me·bae) |
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single-celled organism: a single-celled organism found in water and in damp soil on land, and as a parasite of other organisms. Lacking a fixed form and supporting structures, an amoeba consists of a protoplasmic mass in a thin membrane, and forms temporary projections pseudopodia in order to move. Genus Amoeba.
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| [Mid-19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek amoibē "change" < ameibein "to change"] |
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 a·moe·bic adjective |
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