English Explanatory Dictionary

amoeboid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling or characteristic of an amoeba, particularly in having amoeboid movement.
noun
  1. A single-celled organism that moves or feeds by amoeboid movement.

Word forms

amoeboid ameboid amœboid amoeboids

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoeb- + -oid.

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