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Definition of
amoeba noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
amoeba
noun
(
also
ameba
)
noun
NAmE
/
/
əˈmibə
/
/
(
pl.
amoebas
or
amoebae
NAmE
/
/
əˈmibi
/
/
)
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a very small living creature that consists of only one cell
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