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Word: Entamoeba
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
modern Latin, from Greek entos ‘within’ + amoeba
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɛntəˈmiːbə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an amoeba that typically lives harmlessly in the gut, though one kind can cause amoebic dysentery.
Short Definition:amoeba that lives harmlessly in gut
Variant Forms:
- entameba
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