Meanings
nounamoeba (plural amoebae or amoebas)
plural amoebae · plural amoebas · alternative US ameba · alternative dated amœba
- biologyA 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.
Synonyms: amoeboid
- historicalAny member of the class or phylum Sarcodina, a polyphyletic grouping into which diverse amoeboids were placed.
- mathematicsA graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
- slangAn asexual.
- cellular automataA large pattern with fluctuating edges typically made of whitespace.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny eukaryote that exhibits amoeboid movement, having the ability to change its shape.
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nounnaked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
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rhizopodrhizopodan
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀμοιβή“change”
- Englishamoeba
From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.
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Arabic أَمِيبَا, مُتَحَوِّلَة
- أَمِيبَا (ʔamībā)member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
- مُتَحَوِّلَة (mutaḥawwila)member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Bengali অ্যামিবা
- অ্যামিবা (êmiba)member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Bulgarian аме́ба
- аме́ба (améba)member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Catalan ameba
- amebamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Chinese Mandarin 變形蟲 /变形虫, 阿米巴
- 變形蟲 /变形虫 (biànxíngchóng)member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
- 阿米巴 (āmǐbā)member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Czech améba, měňavka
- amébamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
- měňavkamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Danish amøbe
- amøbemember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Dutch amoebe
- amoebemember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Esperanto amebo
- amebomember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Estonian amööb
- amööbmember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Finnish ameba
- amebamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
French amibe
- amibemember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
German Amöbe, Wechseltierchen
- Amöbemember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
- Wechseltierchenmember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Greek αμοιβάδα
- αμοιβάδα (amoiváda)member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Hebrew אָמֶבָּה
- אָמֶבָּה (ameba)member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Hindi अमीबा
- अमीबा (amībā)member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Hungarian amőba
- amőbamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Icelandic amaba, amba
- amabamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
- ambamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
- slímdýrmember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Indonesian ameba, amuba
- amebamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
- amubamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Irish aiméibe
- aiméibemember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Italian ameba
- amebamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Japanese アメーバ
- アメーバ (amēba)member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Korean 아메바, 육질충류
- 아메바 (ameba)member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
- 육질충류 (yukjilchungnyu)member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Latvian amēba
- amēbamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Lithuanian ameba
- amebamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Māori pūora
- pūoramember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Norwegian Bokmål amøbe
- amøbemember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Polish ameba, pełzak
- amebamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
- pełzakmember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Portuguese ameba
- amebamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Romanian amibă
- amibămember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Russian амёба
- амёба (amjóba)member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Slovak améba
- amébamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Spanish ameba, amiba
- amebamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
- amibamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
- amibomember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Swahili amiba
- amibamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Swedish amöba
- amöbamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Tagalog ameba
- amebamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Thai อะมีบา
- อะมีบา (à-mii-bâa)member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Turkish amip
- amipmember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Ukrainian аме́ба
- аме́ба (améba)member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Urdu اَمِیبا
- اَمِیبا (amībā)member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Vietnamese amip, a míp
- amipmember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
- a mípmember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
- a-mípmember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
- trùng biến hìnhmember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Welsh ameba
- amebamember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
amoeba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amoeba
MLA
“amoeba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amoeba. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amoeba,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amoeba.
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