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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Â© A Dictionary of Zoology 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

amoeba (ameba) Any single-celled eukaryote that is naked and changes shape due to the irregular extension and retraction of pseudopodia.

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amoeba (ă-mee-bă) n. (pl. amoebae) any protozoan of irregular and constantly changing shape. Some amoebae cause disease in humans (see Entamoeba).
—amoebic adj. —amoeboid adj.

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