amoeba

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative spellings

• ameba
• amœba

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibē), “‘change’”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /əˈmiːbə/

[edit] Noun

amoeba (plural amoebae or amoebas)

1. A genus of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
2. (mathematics) The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.

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