amoeba
/əˈmiːbə/
- n.
- 阿米巴，变形虫
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
amoeba
词源说明
From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.
释义
名词noun
- 1(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
- 2Any eukaryote that exhibits amoeboid movement, having the ability to change its shape.
- 3historicalAny member of the class or phylum Sarcodina, a polyphyletic grouping into which diverse amoeboids were placed.
- 4(mathematics