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amoebae

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for amoebae.

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Quick take

Any eukaryote that exhibits amoeboid movement, having the ability to change its shape.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of amoebae gathered in one view.

noun

Any eukaryote that exhibits amoeboid movement, having the ability to change its shape.

noun

(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

noun

(historical) Any member of the class or phylum Sarcodina, a polyphyletic grouping into which diverse amoeboids were placed.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for amoebae.

noun

Any eukaryote that exhibits amoeboid movement, having the ability to change its shape.

noun

(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

noun

(historical) Any member of the class or phylum Sarcodina, a polyphyletic grouping into which diverse amoeboids were placed.

noun

(slang) An asexual.

Example sentences

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We have discovered a new giant DNA virus that may help us fight life-threatening amoebae was good enough.

2

But preventing copies needs a system similar to a cable TV network, not an amoebae-like Internet.

3

All the individual amoebae send out a signal to aggregate into a multicellular slug (pseudoplasmodium).

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The slime molds move around and catch and eat their prey, behaving like giant amoebae.

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The multicellular or multinucleate amoebae that belong to Myxomycetes (one of the kinds of slime moulds) can reach much bigger sizes, e.g.

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This slug then moves to an ideal location, collecting more amoebae along the way.

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But the amoebae are qualitatively very different since they aren't all genetically identical.

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They laughed, not in the least: the real problem was flesh-eating amoebae.

9

To be fair, ticks, intestinal worms, and amoebae are not insects.

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We're talking about one amoebae - try to make just one.

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I think of them more as amorphous organisms, like multicellular amoebae.

12

I'm like an amoebae without a functioning membrane.

Quote examples

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For the slime molds properly, the term "social amoebae" is not appropriate as it is for the others, which live single and then aggregate into multicellular fruiting bodies.

2

Even if "life" is just bacteria and amoebae...

3

Or consider the agglutinated shells of certain amoebae[2].) I imagine a sort of distributed inside-out factory that "eats" landfill and "poops" new resources.

Proper noun examples

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Amoebae integrate information and produce behavior reflecting the actions of a unified singular system insofar as those undefined words mean anything.

2

Amoebae are capable of relaying the signals emitted periodically by a center located in their vicinity.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use amoebae in a sentence?

We have discovered a new giant DNA virus that may help us fight life-threatening amoebae was good enough.

What does amoebae mean?

Any eukaryote that exhibits amoeboid movement, having the ability to change its shape.

What part of speech is amoebae?

amoebae is commonly used as noun.