|  ameba 
 
 naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
 • Syn:
 amoeba
 • Derivationally related forms:
 amoebic (for: amoeba), amoebous (for: amoeba), amoeban (for: amoeba), amebic, amebous, ameban
 • Hypernyms:
 rhizopod, rhizopodan
 • Hyponyms:
 endameba
 • Member Holonyms:
 Amoebida, order Amoebida, Amoebina, order Amoebina
 
 
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