- endamoeba
- end·amoeba
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endamoeba
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endamoeba — en·da·moe·ba (ĕn də mēʹbə) n. Variant of entamoeba. * * * ▪ protozoan genus protozoan genus of the rhizopodan order Amoebida that inhabits the intestines of invertebrates. It had been considered the same genus as Entamoeba (q.v.; the genus… … Universalium
Endamoeba — noun the type genus of the family Endamoebidae • Syn: ↑genus Endamoeba • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Endamoebidae, ↑family Endamoebidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
endamoeba — /ɛndəˈmibə/ (say enduh meebuh) noun a protozoan, genus Endamoeba, one species of which causes dysentery and liver abscess. Also, US, endameba. {end + amoeba} …
Endamoeba histolytica — noun the parasitic ameba that causes amebic dysentery in human beings • Hypernyms: ↑endameba • Member Holonyms: ↑Endamoeba, ↑genus Endamoeba … Useful english dictionary
Endamoeba — A genus of amebae parasitic in invertebrates; originally described from cockroaches. [endo + G. amoibe, change] * * * End·amoe·ba .en də mē bə n a genus of amebas including forms parasitic in the intestines of insects and in some esp. former… … Medical dictionary
endamoeba — n. type of intestinal parasite which causes dysentery … English contemporary dictionary
genus Endamoeba — noun the type genus of the family Endamoebidae • Syn: ↑Endamoeba • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Endamoebidae, ↑family Endamoebidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
endameba — noun any ameba of the genus Endamoeba • Hypernyms: ↑ameba, ↑amoeba • Hyponyms: ↑Endamoeba histolytica * * * noun see endamoeba 2 * * * endamebic, endamoebic, adj. /en deuh mee beuh/ … Useful english dictionary
Endamoebidae — noun a large family of endoparasitic amebas that invade the digestive tract • Syn: ↑family Endamoebidae • Hypernyms: ↑family • Member Holonyms: ↑Amoebida, ↑order Amoebida, ↑Amoebina, ↑o … Useful english dictionary
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
