amoeba

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
  2. Any eukaryote that exhibits amoeboid movement, having the ability to change its shape.
  3. Any member of the class or phylum Sarcodina, a polyphyletic grouping into which diverse amoeboids were placed. historical
  4. A graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
  5. An asexual. slang
  6. A large pattern with fluctuating edges typically made of whitespace.

词形变化

amoebae plural amoebas plural ameba alternative,US amœba alternative,dated

词汇关系

反义词
mastigote
衍生词
acanthamoeba amoebalike coamoeba Mastigamoebida
相关词
amoebiasis amoebic dysentery

词源

From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.
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