Hypertext Webster Gateway: "amoeba"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Amoeba \A*m[oe]"ba\, n.; pl. L. {Am[oe]b[ae]}; E. {Am[oe]bas}.
[NL., fr. Gr. ? change.] (Zo["o]l.)
A rhizopod. common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many
changes of form at will. See {Rhizopoda}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
amoeba
n : naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form
temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion [syn: {ameba}]
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