Resembling an amoeba in form or behavior; having characteristics similar to amoebas.
From ameba (Greek amoibē 'change') + -id (suffix meaning 'resembling' or 'of the nature of'). The -id suffix appears in words like humanoid and android.
The -id suffix lets scientists describe things that seem like something else—amoeboid, android, humanoid—it's how they compare different things without claiming they're identical, just similar in form.
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