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Amoeboid movement — Amoebiform A*m[oe] bi*form, Amoeboid A*m[oe] boid, a. [Am[oe]ba + form or oid.] (Biol.) Resembling an am[oe]ba; am[oe]ba shaped; changing in shape like an am[oe]ba. [1913 Webster] {Am[oe]boid movement}, movement produced, as in the am[oe]ba, by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amoeboid movement — Moving by means of cytoplasmic flow and the formation of pseudopodia (temporary cytoplasmic protrusions of the cytoplasm) … Dictionary of microbiology
Amoeboid — Foraminiferan (Ammonia tepida) Amoeboids are single celled life forms characterized by an irregular shape.[1] Amoeboid and amœba are often used interchangeably even by biologists,[2] and especially … Wikipedia
Amoeboid — Amoebiform A*m[oe] bi*form, Amoeboid A*m[oe] boid, a. [Am[oe]ba + form or oid.] (Biol.) Resembling an am[oe]ba; am[oe]ba shaped; changing in shape like an am[oe]ba. [1913 Webster] {Am[oe]boid movement}, movement produced, as in the am[oe]ba, by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protozoan — /proh teuh zoh euhn/, n., pl. protozoans, (esp. collectively) protozoa / zoh euh/, adj. Biol. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are… … Universalium
muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… … Universalium
Major sperm protein — MSP Structure of MSP dimer from A. suum. The β sheets are shown in orange Identifiers Symbol Major Sperm Protein, MSP Entrez … Wikipedia
protist — protistan /proh tis teuhn/, adj., n. protistic, adj. /proh tist/, n. any of various one celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and… … Universalium
animal — animalic /an euh mal ik/, animalian /an euh may lee euhn, mayl yeuhn/, adj. /an euh meuhl/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well defined shape and usually limited growth, can move… … Universalium
Physarum polycephalum — Taxobox image width = 220px image caption = Fuligo septica regnum = Protista phylum = Mycetozoa classis = Myxogastria ordo = Physarida familia = Physaridae genus = Physarum species = Physarum polycephalum Physarum polycephalum belongs to the… … Wikipedia
