|end+ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from end- + amoeba
1. capitalized : the type genus of the family Endamoebidae comprising amoebas parasitic in the intestines of insects and in some classifications various parasites of vertebrates including the amoeba ( E. histolytica ) that causes amebic dysentery in man — see entamoeba
2. also end·ame·ba “+ : any amoeba of the genus Endamoeba including Entamoeba
• end·amoebic also end·amebic “+ adjective