Amoeba
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Latin amoeba (“change, alternation, transformation”).
Proper noun edit
Amoeba f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amoebidae – unicellular protozoa that move by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Sarcomastigota - subkingdom; Amoebozoa - phylum; Protamoebae - subphylum; Lobosea - class; Euamoebida - order; Amoebidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Amoeba proteus - type species
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- Amoeba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Amoeba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Amoeba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Amoeba at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Amoeba at the Catalogue of Life
- Amoeba at Encyclopedia of Life
- Amoeba at National Center for Biotechnology Information