noun
also ame·bu·la əˈmēbyələ
( plural amoebulas -ləz ; or amoebu·lae -ˌlē)
Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of amoeba, ameba
1. : a small amoeba
2. : any small organism or cell resembling an amoeba in form (as certain stages in the life cycles of myxomycetes or of gregarines)