ACANTHAMOEBA Meaning of ACANTHAMOEBA in English [ əˌkanθə'mi:bə ]■ noun ( plural ~e -'mi:bi: ) an amoeba of a genus which includes a number that can cause opportunistic infections in humans. [Genus Acanthamoeba .] Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004