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Amoeba

//əˈmiːbə// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
  2. 2
    naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion wordnet
  3. 3
    Any eukaryote that exhibits amoeboid movement, having the ability to change its shape.
  4. 4
    Any member of the class or phylum Sarcodina, a polyphyletic grouping into which diverse amoeboids were placed. historical
  5. 5
    A graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
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  1. 6
    An asexual. slang

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.

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