amoebostome

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Etymology[edit]

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoebo- +‎ -stome.

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Particularly: “can we trace coinage to a date and person? before 1985 (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.1985.tb03006.x)?”

Noun[edit]

amoebostome (plural amoebostomes)

  1. A sucker-like structure found on Naegleria fowleri amoebae.
    Synonym: food cup
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