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Word: Myxamoeba
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century; earliest use found in Alfred Bennett (1833–1902), botanist and publisher. From myxo- + amoeba, after German Myxoamoebe
Definition:
In slime moulds: a motile feeding cell lacking flagella but capable of amoeboid movement.
Variant Forms:
- myxameba
