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amoeba

[uh-mee-buh] / əˈmi bə /
NOUN
protozoa
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Read more about the amoeba outbreak in Kerala, India.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

A thoroughly uninflected, completely random space is not natural; after all, even an amoeba has a nucleus.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

In fact, they immediately set themselves on the task of pleasing Carol and those like her, along with solving the riddle of their immunity, so they can absorb the stragglers into their joy amoeba.

From Salon Nov. 26, 2025

In the meter stick analogy, amplifying the signal makes the amoeba appear larger so that even coarse measurement markings can capture it accurately.

From Science Daily Nov. 11, 2025

The spot where he usually parked one of his carts was empty; a huge amoeba of oil stained the concrete floor.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

They point to climate change, aging water infrastructure, and weak monitoring systems as factors that could allow dangerous amoebae to spread and become harder to control.

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2026

Scientists say one of the most concerning features of these amoebae is their ability to survive harsh conditions that would normally kill other microorganisms.

From Science Daily May 2, 2026

Many of these amoebae thrive in warm conditions, so as water temperatures increase, they are likely to expand into new regions where they were once uncommon.

From Science Daily May 2, 2026

A team of environmental and public health scientists is raising concerns about a largely overlooked group of microscopic organisms that may pose a growing danger worldwide: free living amoebae.

From Science Daily May 2, 2026

I suppose it all started when Lorraine and I and these two amoebae called Dennis Kobin and Norton Kelly were hot on those phone gags last September.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel

Many are microscopic, single celled organisms, including amoebas, algae, and diatoms.

From Science Daily May 7, 2026

Visitors to Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada are being warned against submerging themselves in the hot springs below the Hoover Dam due to the risk of infection by deadly brain-eating amoebas.

From Washington Times Oct. 13, 2023

Although kelp behaves and looks like a plant, it’s a protist, the same group as single-cell amoebas.

From Seattle Times Jun. 8, 2023

Although the ones they studied were infectious only to amoebas, the researchers said that there was a risk that other viruses trapped in the permafrost for millennia could spread to humans and other animals.

From Washington Post Dec. 2, 2022

They squirmed like amoebas under a microscope, row upon row receding into a haze of smoke.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs




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