Associations to the word «Amoeba»

Wiktionary

AMOEBA, noun. (biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
AMOEBA, noun. (mathematics) The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
AMŒBA, noun. Alternative spelling of amoeba
AMOEBA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Amoebidae   — unicellular protozoa that move by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia..

Dictionary definition

AMOEBA, noun. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.

Wise words

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John Locke