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Amoeba
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Amoeba
Amoeba
Translingual

Amoeba in motion
Proper noun
Amoeba f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amoebidae – unicellular protozoa that move by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia..
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Sarcomastigota - subkingdom; Amoebozoa - phylum; Protamoebae - subphylum; Lobosea - class; Euamoebida - order; Amoebidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Amoeba proteus - type species
amoeba
amoeba
English

An amoeba.
Alternative forms
Noun
amoeba (plural amoebae or amoebas)
- (biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
- (mathematics) The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
Translations
a member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈmoe̯.ba/
Noun
amoeba f (genitive amoebae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | amoeba | amoebae |
genitive | amoebae | amoebārum |
dative | amoebae | amoebīs |
accusative | amoebam | amoebās |
ablative | amoebā | amoebīs |
vocative | amoeba | amoebae |