amoeba
A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary…A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
» I feel like an amoeba.
Ich komme mir wie eine Amöbe vor.
Я чувствую себя амёбой.
Почуваюся амебою.
Meaning
6 sensesA member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
Amöbe, Wechseltierchen
амёбаamjóba
аме́баaméba
Any eukaryote that exhibits amoeboid movement, having the ability to change its shape.
(historical)Any member of the class or phylum Sarcodina, a polyphyletic grouping into which diverse amoeboids were placed.
A graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
(slang)An asexual.
A large pattern with fluctuating edges typically made of whitespace.
- naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
Examples
13 sentencesI feel like an amoeba.
Почуваюся амебою.
ruЯ чувствую себя амёбой.
deIch komme mir wie eine Amöbe vor.
The amoeba is a protozoon.
Амеба належить до найпростіших.
ruАмёба - простейшее.
The amoeba is a protozoan.
Амеба належить до найпростіших.
The amoeba is a unicellular organism.
ruАмёба - одноклеточный организм.
The amoeba is a single-celled organism.
ruАмёба - одноклеточный организм.
deDie Amöbe ist ein einzelliger Organismus.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of thFrom Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.
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Forms
plural: amoebae / amoebasSynonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
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