“amœba”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

amœba

释义

amœba Zool.|əˈmiːbə|
Pl. amœbæ, amœbas.
[ad. Gr. ἀµοιβή change, alternation.]
A microscopic animalcule (class Protozoa) consisting of a single cell of gelatinous sarcode, the outer layer of which is highly extensile and contractile, and the inner fluid and mobile, so that the shape of the animal is perpetually changing.
1841T. R. Jones Anim. Kingd. 52 The Proteus (Amœba E.)..affords a singular example of an acrite animal.1855H. Spencer Psychol. (1872) I. iii. iv. 307 The Amœba, a speck of jelly having no constant form, sends out..prolongations of its substance.1878Macalister Invertebr. 22 These amœbæ..are little masses of protoplasm, moving and taking food by means of pseudopodia.
b. Comb. as amœba-like.
1864H. Spencer Illust. Progr. 398 Immense numbers of Amœba-like creatures..in a framework of horny fibres, constitute sponge.

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