Amoeba

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin amoeba (“change, alternation, transformation”). === Proper noun === Amoeba f A taxonomic genus within the family Amoebidae – amoebas; unicellular protozoa that move by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Protozoa – kingdom; Sarcomastigota – subkingdom; Amoebozoa – phylum; Protamoebae – subphylum; Lobosea – class; Euamoebida – order; Amoebidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Amoeba proteus – type species ==== Derived terms ==== Amoebophyre Incendiamoeba === Further reading === Amoeba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Amoeba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Amoeba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Amoeba at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Amoeba at the Catalogue of Life Amoeba at National Center for Biotechnology Information