Difference between revisions of "Amoeboid"
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| − | '''amoeboid''' ( | + | '''amoeboid''' ([[Category:Adjective]][[:Category:Adjective|adjective]]) – ''literally:'' resembling an [[amoeba]]. One of several main types of [[cell organization]]: single-celled, lacking a cell wall (naked), [[motile]] by the formation of [[pseudopodia]] or [[rhizopodia]]; uni- or [[multinucleate]]. ''Related terms:'' [[acrasioid]], [[plasmodial]]. ''Kind of:'' [[Category:Cell organization-type]][[:Category:Cell organization-type|cell organization-type]]. |
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Latest revision as of 02:00, 7 December 2005
amoeboid (adjective) – literally: resembling an amoeba. One of several main types of cell organization: single-celled, lacking a cell wall (naked), motile by the formation of pseudopodia or rhizopodia; uni- or multinucleate. Related terms: acrasioid, plasmodial. Kind of:cell organization-type.
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