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AMOEBAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pertaining to or resembling amoebae

Example:

amoebic dysentery

Synonyms:

ameban; amebic; amebous; amoeban; amoebic; amoebous

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

amoeba (naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion)

Derivation:

amoeba (naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion)

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