Acanthamoeba
//əˌkæn.θəˈmiː.bə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba, found chiefly in soil.
"They have also advised people to throw out their current contact lenses and the lens storage cases because they may harbor the acanthamoeba parasite."
Example
More examples"They have also advised people to throw out their current contact lenses and the lens storage cases because they may harbor the acanthamoeba parasite."
Etymology
From acanth- (“thorny”) + amoeba.
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