'amoeba' definitions:
Definition of 'amoeba'
From: WordNet
noun
Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion [syn: ameba, amoeba]
Synonyms of 'amoeba'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adenovirus,
- aerobe,
- aerobic bacteria,
- anaerobe,
- anaerobic bacteria,
- animalcule,
- bacillus,
- bacteria,
- bacterium,
- bug,
- coccus,
- colon bacillus,
- diatom,
- disease-producing microorganism,
- dyad,
- echovirus,
- enterovirus,
- Euglena,
- filterable virus,
- flagellate,
- fungus,
- germ,
- gram-negative bacteria,
- gram-positive bacteria,
- microbe,
- microorganism,
- microspore,
- microzoa,
- mold,
- monad,
- nematode,
- nonfilterable virus,
- paramecium,
- pathogen,
- picornavirus,
- protozoa,
- protozoon,
- reovirus,
- rhinovirus,
- rickettsia,
- salmonella,
- saprophyte,
- spirillum,
- spirochete,
- spore,
- sporozoon,
- staphylococcus,
- streptococcus,
- tetrad,
- triad,
- trypanosome,
- vibrio,
- virus,
- volvox,
- vorticellum,
- zoospore