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amoeba

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈmiːbə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈmibə/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə mē′bə)

Inflections of 'amoeba' (n):
amoebas
npl (US & UK)
amoebae
npl (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•moe•ba /əˈmibə/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -bas, -bae /-bi/USA pronunciation .
  1. Microbiology ameba.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•moe•ba  (ə mē′bə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bas, -bae (-bē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Microbiologyameba.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
amoeba, US ameba /əˈmiːbə/ n ( pl -bae /-biː/, -bas)
  1. any protozoan of the phylum Rhizopoda, esp any of the genus Amoeba, able to change shape because of the movements of cell processes (pseudopodia). They live in fresh water or soil or as parasites in humans and animals
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin, from Greek amoibē change, from ameibein to change, exchangeaˈmoebic, US aˈmebic adj
'amoeba' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ameba - animalcule - entamoeba - protean

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