amoeba
English
An amoeba.
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈmiːbə/
Noun
amoeba (plural amoebae or amoebas)
- (biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
- (mathematics) The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
- (slang) An asexual.
Related terms
Translations
member of a genus of unicellular protozoa
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Further reading
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈmoe̯.ba/
Noun
amoeba f (genitive amoebae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amoeba | amoebae |
| genitive | amoebae | amoebārum |
| dative | amoebae | amoebīs |
| accusative | amoebam | amoebās |
| ablative | amoebā | amoebīs |
| vocative | amoeba | amoebae |
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