AMOEBA


Meaning of AMOEBA in English

( US also ameba ) / əˈmiːbə; NAmE / noun

( pl. amoe·bas or amoe·bae / -biː; NAmE /) a very small living creature that consists of only one cell

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: modern Latin , from Greek amoibē change, alternation.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.