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adj
Resembling or characteristic of an amoeba, particularly in having amoeboid movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A single-celled organism that moves or feeds by amoeboid movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ameboid
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History
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoeb- + -oid.
Across languages
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