acanthamoeba

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /əˌkæn.θəˈmiː.bə/    美 /əˌkæn.θəˈmi.bə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba, found chiefly in soil.
    — They have also advised people to throw out their current contact lenses and the lens storage cases because they may harbor the acanthamoeba parasite.

词形变化

acanthamoebae plural

词源

Etymology tree
English acanth-
English amoeba
English acanthamoeba
From acanth- (“thorny”) + amoeba.
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