amoeba

/əˈmiːbə/

noun 5

Collocations

ADJ.

animalcular, english, rare, unicellular

VERB + AMOEBA

feel, like

AMOEBA + NOUN

brain, japanese, pond, protozoan, protozoon

PREP.

in, up

noun

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

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

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

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

An asexual.

noun — naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form t

I feel like an amoeba.

Tatoeba · #2534830

This rare brain-eating amoeba travels up the nose to the brain and starts eating it.

Tatoeba · #2776243

An amoeba is animalcular.

Tatoeba · #2885248

An amoeba is a protozoan.

Tatoeba · #2885249

The English word "amoeba" and the Japanese word "tatoeba" don't rhyme.

Tatoeba · #2946476

The amoeba is a unicellular organism.

Tatoeba · #4251259

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