amoeba
/əˈmiːbə/ noun C2- A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
- Any eukaryote that exhibits amoeboid movement, having the ability to change its shape.
- Any member of the class or phylum Sarcodina, a polyphyletic grouping into which diverse amoeboids were placed.
- A graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
- An asexual.
- A large pattern with fluctuating edges typically made of whitespace.
Plural amoebae
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