Amoeba
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Latin amoeba (“change, alternation, transformation”).
Proper noun
editAmoeba f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amoebidae – amoebas; 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
editFurther 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 National Center for Biotechnology Information