Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia. · Any eukaryote that exhibits amoeboid movement, having the ability to change its shape. · Any member of the class or phylum Sarcodina, a polyphyletic grouping into which diverse amoeboids were placed. · A graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.
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