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Amoeboid
{
A-mœ′bi-form
,A-mœ′boid
, }Adj.
[
Amœba
+ -form
or -oid
.] (Biol.)
Resembling an amœba; amœba-shaped; changing in shape like an amœba.
Amœboid movement
, movement produced, as in the amœba, by successive processes of prolongation and retraction.
Definition 2024
amoeboid
amoeboid
See also: amœboid
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
amoeboid (comparative more amoeboid, superlative most amoeboid)
- Alternative spelling of ameboid
Noun
amoeboid (plural amoeboids)
- Single‐celled organism that moves or feeds by means of temporary projections, called pseudopods. They are taxonomically classified in a sub‐phylum called Sarcodina.