entameba

/en-tuh-mee-buh/US // ˌɛn təˈmi bə //

恩塔米巴,恩塔姆巴,恩塔梅巴

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural ent·a·me·bae [en-tuh-mee-bee], /ˌɛn təˈmi bi/, ent·a·me·bas.Biology.
- : any protozoan of the genus Entamoeba, members of which are parasitic in vertebrates, including the human pathogens E. gingivalis, found in dental plaque, and E. histolytica, the cause of amebic dysentery.