amoeba 
naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion • Syn: ameba • Derivationally related forms: amoebic, amoebous, amoeban, amebic (for: ameba), amebous (for: ameba), ameban (for: ameba) • Hypernyms: rhizopod, rhizopodan • Hyponyms: endameba • Member Holonyms: Amoebida, order Amoebida, Amoebina, order Amoebina
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