amoeba Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
    ameba.

WordNet

A*moe"ba noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. change.
Wordforms
plural L Amoebæ E Amoebas
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A rhizopod. common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. See Rhizopoda.

Webster 1913