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amoeba.

A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

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Meaning & usage

noun/əˈmiːbə/
  1. A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

  2. Any eukaryote that exhibits amoeboid movement, having the ability to change its shape.

  3. Any member of the class or phylum Sarcodina, a polyphyletic grouping into which diverse amoeboids were placed.

    historical
  4. A graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.

  5. An asexual.

    slang
  6. A large pattern with fluctuating edges typically made of whitespace.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.

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