Amoeba

See also: amoeba, amöba, and amœba

Translingual

Amoeba in motion

Etymology

From Latin amoeba (“change, alternation, transformation”).

Proper noun

Amoeba f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amoebidae – amoebas; unicellular protozoa that move by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Protozoa – kingdom; Sarcomastigota – subkingdom; Amoebozoa – phylum; Protamoebae - subphylum; Lobosea - class; Euamoebida - order; Amoebidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Amoeba proteus - type species

Derived terms

• Amoebophyre

Further reading

• Amoeba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Amoeba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Amoeba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Amoeba at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Amoeba at the Catalogue of Life 
• Amoeba at National Center for Biotechnology Information