am[oe]b[ae]

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am[oe]b[ae] - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Amoeba \A*moe"ba\, Amoeba \A*m[oe]"ba\, n.; pl. L.
     Am[oe]b[ae]; E. Am[oe]bas. [NL., fr. Gr. ? change.]
     (Zool.)
     A rhizopod common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many
     changes of form at will. Same as ameba. See Rhizopoda.
     [1913 Webster]