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a·me·ba / əˈmēbə/ (also amoeba) • n. (pl. amebas or amebae / -bē/ ) a single-celled animal (phylum Rhizopoda, kingdom Protista) that catches food and moves about by extending fingerlike projections of protoplasm. DERIVATIVES: a·me·bic / -bik/ adj. a·me·boid / -boid/ adj.

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

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