( 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.
( 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. 2005