{Am[oe]boid movement}, movement produced, as in the am[oe]ba, by successive processes of prolongation and retraction. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
amoeboid movement — Crawling movement of a cell brought about by the protrusion of pseudopods at the front of the cell (one or more may be seen in monopodial or polypodial amoebae, respectively). The pseudopods form distal anchorages with the surface … Dictionary of molecular biology
amoeboid movement — Moving by means of cytoplasmic flow and the formation of pseudopodia (temporary cytoplasmic protrusions of the cytoplasm) … Dictionary of microbiology
Amoeboid — Foraminiferan (Ammonia tepida) Amoeboids are single celled life forms characterized by an irregular shape.[1] Amoeboid and amœba are often used interchangeably even by biologists,[2] and especially … Wikipedia
Amoeboid — Amoebiform A*m[oe] bi*form, Amoeboid A*m[oe] boid, a. [Am[oe]ba + form or oid.] (Biol.) Resembling an am[oe]ba; am[oe]ba shaped; changing in shape like an am[oe]ba. [1913 Webster] {Am[oe]boid movement}, movement produced, as in the am[oe]ba, by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protozoan — /proh teuh zoh euhn/, n., pl. protozoans, (esp. collectively) protozoa / zoh euh/, adj. Biol. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are… … Universalium
muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… … Universalium
Major sperm protein — MSP Structure of MSP dimer from A. suum. The β sheets are shown in orange Identifiers Symbol Major Sperm Protein, MSP Entrez … Wikipedia
protist — protistan /proh tis teuhn/, adj., n. protistic, adj. /proh tist/, n. any of various one celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and… … Universalium
animal — animalic /an euh mal ik/, animalian /an euh may lee euhn, mayl yeuhn/, adj. /an euh meuhl/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well defined shape and usually limited growth, can move… … Universalium
Physarum polycephalum — Taxobox image width = 220px image caption = Fuligo septica regnum = Protista phylum = Mycetozoa classis = Myxogastria ordo = Physarida familia = Physaridae genus = Physarum species = Physarum polycephalum Physarum polycephalum belongs to the… … Wikipedia
