ameba

views updated May 21 2018

a·me·ba / əˈmēbə/ (also amoeba) • n. (pl. amebas or amebae / -bē/ ) a single-celled animal (phylum Rhizopoda, kingdom Protista) that catches food and moves about by extending fingerlike projections of protoplasm. DERIVATIVES: a·me·bic / -bik/ adj. a·me·boid / -boid/ adj.

amoeba

views updated Jun 11 2018

amoeba(ameba) Any single-celled eukaryote that is naked and changes shape by the irregular extension and retraction of pseudopodia.

ameba

views updated May 21 2018

ameba See amoeba.

ameba

views updated Jun 11 2018

ameba See AMOEBA.

More From encyclopedia.com