WEBIn 1822, the genus Amiba (from the Greek ἀμοιβή amoibe, meaning "change") was erected by the French naturalist Bory de Saint-Vincent. Bory's contemporary, C. G. Ehrenberg, adopted the genus in his own classification of microscopic creatures, but changed the …
WEBThe meaning of AMOEBA is any of a large genus (Amoeba) of naked rhizopod protozoans with lobed and never anastomosing pseudopodia, without permanent …
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Amoeba - Definition and Examples - Biology Online Dictionary
WEBAs such, the use of the term amoeba includes those that have amoeboid (amoeba-like) characteristics. Examples of medically-notable amoeboid protists are Entamoeba …
WEBMore to Explore. oe. , penal, cemetery), but later borrowings directly from Latin or Greek tended to retain it at first (oestrus, diarrhoea, amoeba... haunt.
WEBThe word amoeba is derived from the Greek word ameibein (to change), which describes the amoeba ’ s most easily distinguishable feature, the continuous changing of shape by …
WEBEarly naturalists referred to amoeba as the Proteus animalcule, after a Greek god who could change his shape. The name amibe was given to it by Bery St. Vincent, from the …
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Amoeba: Definition, Structure, & Characteristics with Diagram
WEBEntamoeba histolytica is an example of such amoeba that causes a disease called amoebic dysentery or amebiasis in humans. The term ‘amoeba’ is derived from the …
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amoeba - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
WEBThe name amoeba comes from a Greek word that means “change.” It is by changing its body shape that the amoeba travels. First it extends a lobelike portion called a …
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amoeba noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage …
WEBDefinition of amoeba noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
