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endameba

endameba

9.9
A single-celled organism like an amoeba that lives in the intestines of some animals
  • noun
  • /ˌɛndəˈmiːbə/
  • Specialized
: endameba
  • Scientists observed the endameba under a microscope to study its cellular structure.

Examples

  • The digestive tracts of certain animals often contain species of endameba.

  • Some types of endameba are important for understanding basic protozoan biology.

  • The endameba is a type of single-celled organism.

  • Researchers are studying various endamoebas in the lab.

  • Scientists observed the endameba under a microscope to study its cellular structure.

  • Some types of endameba are important for understanding basic protozoan biology.

  • The digestive tracts of certain animals often contain species of endameba.

Synonyms

Endamoeba
vsendameba
  • Specialized
9.9

A single-celled animal that lives alone, sometimes in water or inside animals' intestines

refers to a single organism of that genus rather than the genus itself

Surface Forms

endameba singular
endamebas plural
endamoebas plural
endamoeba singular

Etymology

Endameba comes from Greek parts endo- meaning 'inside' and amoeba meaning 'change shape', and it uses the same root as the common word amoeba. So an endameba is an amoeba that lives 'inside' animals, which explains its modern meaning as a single-celled organism found inside hosts.