n. (US ameba) (pl. amoebas or amoebae) any usu. aquatic protozoan of the genus Amoeba, esp. A. proteus, capable of changing shape.
Derivatives:
amoebic adj. amoeboid adj.
Etymology: mod.L f. Gk amoibe change
n. (US ameba) (pl. amoebas or amoebae) any usu. aquatic protozoan of the genus Amoeba, esp. A. proteus, capable of changing shape.
Derivatives:
amoebic adj. amoeboid adj.
Etymology: mod.L f. Gk amoibe change
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012