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ameba

/uh-mee-buh/US // əˈmi bə //UK // (əˈmiːbə) //

阿米巴原虫,阿米巴人,阿米巴虫,阿米巴

Related Words

cell电池,细胞,牢房,手机flagellate鞭毛虫,鞭毛虫类,鞭毛虫属,鞭毛类organism生物体,有机体,机体,有机物plasmodium疟原虫,疟原虫病,浆果,瘟疫euglena戊子年,戊午年,戊戌年,戊戌变法paramecium伞菌,鹦鹉螺,鹦鹉螺菌,伞菌属ciliate纤毛虫,纤毛,纤毛虫类,纤毛虫病amoeba阿米巴原虫,阿米巴人,阿米巴虫,变形虫sporozoan孢子虫,孢子粉,孢子虫类,孢子虫学stentor支架,支撑者,支架人,支柱

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural a·me·bas, a·me·bae [uh-mee-bee]. /əˈmi bi/.

    • : any of numerous freshwater, marine, or parasitic one-celled protozoa of the order Amoebida, characterized by a granular nucleus surrounded by a jellylike mass of cytoplasm that forms temporary extensions, or pseudopodia, by which the organism moves, engulfs food particles, and forms food vacuoles.
    • : a protozoan of the genus Amoeba, inhabiting bottom vegetation of freshwater ponds and streams: used widely in laboratory studies.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inprotozoan
Synonyms
amoeba阿米巴原虫,阿米巴人,阿米巴虫,变形虫cell电池,细胞,牢房,手机ciliate纤毛虫,纤毛,纤毛虫类,纤毛虫病euglena戊子年,戊午年,戊戌年,戊戌变法flagellate鞭毛虫,鞭毛虫类,鞭毛虫属,鞭毛类organism生物体,有机体,机体,有机物paramecium伞菌,鹦鹉螺,鹦鹉螺菌,伞菌属plasmodium疟原虫,疟原虫病,浆果,瘟疫sporozoan孢子虫,孢子粉,孢子虫类,孢子虫学stentor支架,支撑者,支架人,支柱

Examples

  • Those are some dried specimens of ameba that I wish to study under a microscope.

  • Ameba are microorganisms of the simplest structure—a protoplasm which is constantly changing in shape.

  • The flood of dazzling light reaching out from the Interplanetarian snapped off and the little green ameba things were gone.

  • Some are simple like the ameba, others are very complex in structure.

  • The ameba solves this difficulty by dividing to form two amebæ.

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