An alternate spelling and plural form of amoeba, referring to single-celled organisms with shape-changing movement.
From Latin 'amoeba' from Greek 'amoibē' (change). The '-ae' ending is the classical Latin plural used in scientific and medical terminology.
The word 'amoeba' shows how scientific nomenclature preserves Greek and Latin roots even in modern science—this helps create a 2,000-year continuity in how scientists name and discuss organisms across languages.
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