{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 — 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 — /əˈmibɔɪd/ (say uh meeboyd) adjective 1. of or related to amoebae. 2. resembling or having the characteristics of amoebae. –noun 3. an amoeboid organism. Also, ameboid. {amoeb(a) + oid} Usage: For spelling variation see oe …
amoeboid — amoeba (US also ameba) ► NOUN (pl. amoebas or amoebae) ▪ a microscopic single celled animal which is able to change shape. DERIVATIVES amoebic adjective amoeboid adjective. ORIGIN from Greek amoib change, alternation … English terms dictionary
Amoeboid movement — 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
amoeboid — also ameboid adjective Date: 1856 resembling an amoeba specifically in moving or changing in shape by means of protoplasmic flow … New Collegiate Dictionary
amoeboid — amoeboidism, n. /euh mee boyd/, adj. ameboid. * * * … Universalium
amoeboid — noun Single‐celled organism that moves or feeds by means of temporary projections, called . They are taxonomically classified in a sub‐phylum called Sarcodina … Wiktionary
amoeboid — adj. resembling an amoeba, related to an amoeba … English contemporary dictionary
amoeboid — amoe·boid … English syllables
amoeboid — adjective like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape) • Syn: ↑ameboid • Pertains to noun: ↑ameba, ↑ameba (for: ↑ameboid) * * * amoeboidism, n. /euh mee boyd/, adj … Useful english dictionary
