Amoeba (Noun)

Meaning

Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Ameba

Hypernyms

• Rhizopod

Hyponyms

• Endameba

Related Words

• Amoebic (adjective)
• Amoeban (adjective)
• Amoebous (adjective)