Definition
amoeba
noun
- a single-celled organism that can change its shape and move by extending parts of its body
Usage: biology
Examples
- The student observed an amoeba under the microscope.
- Amoebas are found in pond water and soil.
- The amoeba engulfed the food particle by surrounding it.
- Some amoebas can cause diseases in humans.
- The biology class studied how amoebas reproduce by splitting in two.
- Amoebas move by extending pseudopods, or false feet.