Look up: Amoeba

1. Amoeba
   The amoeba (subphylum Sarcodina) is a simple single celled animal of the group sarcomastigophora. They move by extending lobelike projections of their cytoplasm called pseudopodia. Food is obtained by phagocytosis.
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2. Amoeba
   1. (operating system) A distributed operating system developed by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and others of Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. Amoeba is only available under licence from the VUA, but is free of charge and includes all source, binaries and documentation. (http://am.cs.vu.nl/). [Features?] 2. (computer, abuse) A derogatory term for Commodore's …
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3. Amoeba
   Amoeba: Also ameba. A single-celled (protozoan) organism that constantly changes shape. The word "ameba" is from the Greek "amoibe" meaning "change." Ameba can infect the bowels to cause diarrhea and the liver to cause abscess formation.
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4. amoeba
   Genus of protozoa, but also an imprecise name given to several types of free-living unicellular phagocytic organism. Giant forms (eg. Amoeba proteus ) may be up to 2mm long, and crawl over surfaces by protruding pseudopods (amoeboid movement). Amoebae exhibit great plasticity of form and conspicuous cytoplasmic streaming.
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5. amoeba
   <protozoa> Genus of protozoa, but also an imprecise name given to several types of free living unicellular phagocytic organism. ... Giant forms (e.g. Amoeba proteus) may be up to 2mm long and crawl over surfaces by protruding pseudopods (amoeboid movement). Amoebae exhibit great plasticity of form and conspicuous cytoplasmic streaming. ... (18 …
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6. Amoeba
   `Amoeba` is a genus of protozoa that moves by means of pseudopods, and is well-known as a representative unicellular organism. The word `amoeba` or `ameba` is variously used to refer to it and its close relatives, now grouped as the Amoebozoa, or to all protozoa that move using pseudopods, otherwise termed amoeboids. The amoeba was first discovered by August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof in 1755.
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7. Amoeba
   `Amoeba` is a genus of protozoa that moves by means of pseudopods, and is well-known as a representative unicellular organism. The word `amoeba` or `ameba` is variously used to refer to it and its close relatives, now grouped as the Amoebozoa, or to all protozoa that move using pseudopods, otherwise termed amoeboids. The amoeba was first discovered by August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof in 1755.
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8. Amoeba
   (ә-me´bә) a genus of ameboid protozoa, most of which are free-living. Those parasitic in humans and once included in this genus have been assigned to other genera.
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9. Amoeba
   • (n.) A rhizopod. common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. See Rhizopoda.
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10. amoeba
    any of the microscopic unicellular protozoans of the rhizopodan order Amoebida. The well-known type species, Amoeba proteus, is found on decaying ... [7 related articles]
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11. amoeba
    amoeba, ameba (s); amoebae, amebae (pl) 1. A single-celled (protozoan) organism that constantly changes shape.>BR? 2. A single-celled organism found in water and in damp soil on land, and as a parasite of other organisms. Lacking a fixed form and supporting structures, an amoeba consists of a protoplasmic mass in a thin membrane, and forms tem...
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12. Amoeba
    A genus of naked, lobose, pseudopod-forming protozoa of the class Sarcodina (or Rhizopoda), that are abundant soil-dwellers, especially in rich organic debris, and are also commonly found as parasites. The typical amebic parasites of humans are now placed in the genera Entamoeba, Endolimax, and Iodamoeba. See Also: Naegleria [Mod. L. fr. G. amoib ...
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13. amoeba
    Any of a variety of one-celled aquatic or parasitic protozoans belonging to the order Amoebida, phylum Sarcodina of the kingdom Protista. Amoebae have no definite form and consist of a mass of cytoplasm containing one or more nuclei surrounded by a flexible outer membrane. They move by means of pseu...
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