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語源

From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.

発音

• IPA: /əˈmiːbə/
• 韻: -iːbə

名詞

amoeba (plural amoebae or amoebas)

1. (biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
2. Any eukaryote that exhibits amoeboid movement, having the ability to change its shape.

   Synonym: amoeboid

3. (historical) Any member of the class or phylum Sarcodina, a polyphyletic grouping into which diverse amoeboids were placed.
4. (mathematics) A graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
5. (slang) An asexual.

反意語

• (biology) mastigote

派生語

関連する語

• amoebiasis
• amoebic dysentery

Further reading

• amoeba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sarcodina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

発音

• (Classical Latin) IPA: [aˈmoe̯.ba]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: [aˈmɛː.ba]

名詞

amoeba f (genitive amoebae); first declension

1. amoeba

語形変化

First-declension noun.