amoeba

Amoeba is a type of protist. Protists are a group of organisms that are not vertebrates, invertebrates, or fungi. Amoeba is a single-celled organism that lives in water.

  • Amoeba is a type of protist.

  • Amoeba is a singlecelled organism that lives in water.

Definition of amoeba

noun

naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion

Synonyms:

ameba

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Example Sentences for amoeba

  • 1

    The amoebae and the plasmodia engulf microorganisms.

  • 2

    Thus, it is an amoeba of flagellate ancestry.

  • 3

    The number of amoeba shows an exponential growth.

  • 4

    The blood comes from amoebae invading the lining of the intestine.

  • 5

    Almost all amoebae reproduce asexually via binary fission.

  • 6

    Amoeba uses pseudopodia to capture food in a process called phagocytosis.

  • 7

    I like the treatment of the amoebae, the coloring and outlines look slick.

  • 8

    The tadpole character can swim around the pond eating amoeba.

  • 9

    Almost all testate amoebae reproduce asexually via binary fission.

  • 10

    In the current view, amoeba is not an animal.