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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