AMOEBEA
Am`oe*be"a, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: That division of the Rhizopoda which includes the amoeba and similar forms.
AMOEBEAN
Am`oe*be"an, a.
Defn: Alternately answering.
AMOEBIAN
A*moe"bi*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Amoebea.
AMOEBIFORM; AMOEBOID
A*moe"bi*form, A*moe"boid, a. Etym: [Amoeba + -form or -oid.] (Biol.)
Defn: Resembling an amoeba; amoeba-shaped; changing in shape like an amoeba. Amoeboid movement, movement produced, as in the amoeba, by successive processes of prolongation and retraction.
AMOEBOUS
A*moe"bous, a.
Defn: Like an amoeba in structure.