amoeba

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: a=moe=ba

CIDE DICTIONARY

amoeba, n. [NL., fr. Gr. change.].

 A rhizopod common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. Same as ameba. See Rhizopoda.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

amoeba, n. (US ameba) (pl. amoebas or amoebae) any usu. aquatic protozoan of the genus Amoeba, esp. A. proteus, capable of changing shape.

Derivative

amoebic adj. amoeboid adj.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk amoibe change

THESAURUS

amoeba

Euglena, adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, animalcule, bacillus, bacteria, bacterium, bug, coccus, colon bacillus, diatom, disease-producing microorganism, dyad, echovirus, enterovirus, filterable virus, flagellate, fungus, germ, gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria, microbe, microorganism, microspore, microzoa, mold, monad, nematode, nonfilterable virus, paramecium, pathogen, picornavirus, protozoa, protozoon, reovirus, rhinovirus, rickettsia, salmonella, saprophyte, spirillum, spirochete, spore, sporozoon, staphylococcus, streptococcus, tetrad, triad, trypanosome, vibrio, virus, volvox, vorticellum, zoospore