amoeba
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /əˈmiːbə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːbə
Noun
editamoeba (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.
- (slang) An asexual.
Antonyms
edit- (biology) mastigote
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editmember of a genus of unicellular protozoa
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Further reading
editLatin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈmoe̯.ba/, [äˈmoe̯bä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈme.ba/, [äˈmɛːbä]
Noun
editamoeba f (genitive amoebae); first declension
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | amoeba | amoebae |
Genitive | amoebae | amoebārum |
Dative | amoebae | amoebīs |
Accusative | amoebam | amoebās |
Ablative | amoebā | amoebīs |
Vocative | amoeba | amoebae |
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