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ameba

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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a·me·ba /əˈmiːbə/ noun [countable]  HBXXan American spelling of amoeba amoeba的美式拼法
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ameba
I
ameba /əˈmiːbə/ noun [countable]
an American spelling of amoeba

II
amoeba (also ameba American English) /əˈmiːbə/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Modern Latin
 Origin: Greek amoibe 'change'
a very small creature that has only one cell
—amoebic adjective


ameba, ameb·ic (US) = amoeba, amoebic