The term amoeba is sometimes used to refer to something with an indefinite, changeable shape. From Wordnik.com. [amoeba] Reference
Page 176: The word amoeba had an oe ligature in the original book. From Wordnik.com. [Science and the Infinite or Through a Window in the Blank Wall] Reference
Being stricken by an amoeba is not a pleasant experience for anyone. From Wordnik.com. [What to drink in restaurants] Reference
You are using the terms amoeba and bacteria as though they are synonymous; they are not. From Wordnik.com. [Killer Ameoba, Are First Responders At Risk?] Reference
If we're having trouble telling if an amoeba is intelligent it will scarcely affect our case. From Wordnik.com. [Bunny and a Book] Reference
This seems a great deal, but in reality it is very little, for it does not differentiate an amoeba from a man. From Wordnik.com. [The Psychology of the Suffragette] Reference
Pound for pound, the amoeba is the most vicious animal on earth. From Wordnik.com. [doggdot.us] Reference
Oh, "amoeba" and "oenophile" are the usual spellings in the US, too. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: THE CRACK.] Reference
Has anyone else had the "amoeba" problem or salmonella or recurring typhoid?. From Wordnik.com. [amoebas, salmonella and typhoid] Reference
These are parasites, unlike your typical amoeba which is free roaming. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Soil protozoans, such as amoeba, were slightly sensitive to nanoparticle applications. From Wordnik.com. [Nano Tech Wire] Reference
Meanwhile, the "amoeba" was given yet another requirement - everyone had to hop on one foot. From Wordnik.com. [Nashuatelegraph.com local, state, business and sports news] Reference
I think the amoeba is a good name. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
MOOS: There it was like some sort of airborne amoeba. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 28, 2008] Reference
The amoeba lives in the shallows of freshwater lakes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 5, 2007] Reference
The amoeba belongs to the lowest of these, the Rhizopoda. From Wordnik.com. [Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases] Reference
Amoebiform: having the appearance or properties of an amoeba. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Amoeboid: applied to movements similar to those of an amoeba. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
In the case of the amoeba the division is into two equal portions. From Wordnik.com. [The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male] Reference
It will be remembered that the amoeba did not die, but that it was. From Wordnik.com. [The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male] Reference
Virus or bacterium, amoeba or fungus -- whatever it was, it struck. From Wordnik.com. [Despoilers of the Golden Empire] Reference
Of course they were very small, about the size of a dysentery amoeba. From Wordnik.com. [Inside John Barth] Reference
"Is the amoeba a-- some horrid bug, I suppose?" interrupted Aunt Frank. From Wordnik.com. [The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day] Reference
ROBERTS: What are the signs that you have been affected by this amoeba?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 28, 2007] Reference
Some behave strangely -- the 'marching protozoa,' the 'dancing amoeba.'. From Wordnik.com. [Attrition] Reference
The culprit, an amoeba that enters through the nasal cavity and attacks the brain. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 28, 2007] Reference
And so what we know is that the amoeba is in most lakes in the southern United States. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 2, 2007] Reference
Europe, and Mrs. Eddy is perfectly right when she refers us to the amoeba and crustacea. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908] Reference
An amoeba assimilates, grows and multiplies just as long as the environment is favorable. From Wordnik.com. [Disease and Its Causes] Reference
We have the one-celled amoeba, the microscopic animals, and the lowest forms of animal life. From Wordnik.com. [The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments] Reference
Fig. 22 shows an amoeba, a cell with very active powers of motion and assimilation, but with no cell wall. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Living Machine A Review of the Conclusions of Modern Biology in Regard to the Mechanism Which Controls the Phenomena of Living Activity] Reference
Nor was it known whether it was of bacterial nature, or fungoid, or an animal parasite -- e.g., an amoeba. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884] Reference
CHETRY: Now this deadly amoeba, there have only been 23 cases the past 10 years, but six this summer alone. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 2, 2007] Reference
Yvan (Alfred Molina) tries to mediate, but for his pains he's called "" spineless ... coward ... amoeba. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Paint The Town White] Reference
"There's a helicopter shot of Great Neck in the film, and the town looked like a giant amoeba to me," he says. From Wordnik.com. [How A Rank Beginner Captured The Friedmans] Reference
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