Having the shape or form of an amoeba; characterized by an irregular, blob-like appearance.
From ameba (Greek amoibē 'change') + -form (from Latin forma 'shape'). The -form suffix is used to describe shape, as in uniform and multiform.
Amoebiform shapes appear everywhere in nature—irregular blobs of slime mold, puddle shapes, cloud formations—and describing them with this scientific word reminds us that nature rarely makes perfect geometric shapes.
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