What is another word for ameba?

Pronunciation: [ˈe͡ɪmbə] (IPA)

The word ameba is typically used to describe a single-celled organism that is known for its ability to move and change shape. However, this term can also be spelled amoeba or ameboid and is often interchangeable with the word protozoa. Other similar words that can be used to describe amebas include unicellular, microbe, and unicellular organism. Additionally, the term protist can be used to describe any organism that is not an animal, plant, or fungus, which includes amebas. While there are different types of amebas, they are all characterized by their ability to move and adapt to their environments, making them fascinating subjects for scientific study.

Synonyms for Ameba:

What are the hypernyms for Ameba?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • hypernyms for ameba (as nouns)

What are the hyponyms for Ameba?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for ameba (as nouns)

What are the holonyms for Ameba?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Ameba

These corpuscles are little cells of the body, which in shape and behavior are almost exactly like an ameba-a tiny "bug," seen only under the microscope, that lives in ditch-water.
"A Handbook of Health"
Woods Hutchinson
That adventure was a great step forward for the ameba-a miracle that freed it forever from the danger of death by starvation.
"The Glands Regulating Personality"
Louis Berman, M.D.
The device that enabled the ameba to change its position in space of its own will, and so increased its freedom immeasureably, meant the generation of infinite evil, pain, suffering and degradation for billions in the womb of time.
"The Glands Regulating Personality"
Louis Berman, M.D.

Related words: amoeba, amoebae, protozoa

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