Noun
The word is derived from amoeba
of Amoeba
Source: Webster's dictionaryEveryone else on the planet, from the lowest amoebae to the great blue whale, expresses all their component elements in a perfect dance with the world around them. Only human beings have unfulfilled lives. Nicholas Lore
We are meant to know, or we are amoebae. Isaac Asimov
Also in this group are the free-living amoebo-flagellates of the genus Mastigamoeba and related genera. citation Certain other genera of symbiotic amoebae, such as Endamoeba, might prove to be synonyms of Entamoeba but this is still unclear. Source: Internet
For example, the slime mold Dictyostelium undergoes binary fission (mitosis) as single-celled amoebae under favorable conditions. Source: Internet
Serotonin is produced by pathogenic amoebae, and its effect on the gut causes diarrhea. Source: Internet
Some of the amoebae become spores to begin the next generation, but some of the amoebae sacrifice themselves to become a dead stalk, lifting the spores up into the air. Source: Internet