Definitions for amoebas
amoe·bas

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1. amoebasnoun

   Plural form of amoeba.

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1. amoebas

   An amoeba (; less commonly spelled ameba or amœba; plural am(o)ebas or am(o)ebae ), often called an amoeboid, is a type of cell or unicellular organism with the ability to alter its shape, primarily by extending and retracting pseudopods. Amoebae do not form a single taxonomic group; instead, they are found in every major lineage of eukaryotic organisms. Amoeboid cells occur not only among the protozoa, but also in fungi, algae, and animals.Microbiologists often use the terms "amoeboid" and "amoeba" interchangeably for any organism that exhibits amoeboid movement.In older classification systems, most amoebae were placed in the class or subphylum Sarcodina, a grouping of single-celled organisms that possess pseudopods or move by protoplasmic flow. However, molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that Sarcodina is not a monophyletic group whose members share common descent. Consequently, amoeboid organisms are no longer classified together in one group.The best known amoeboid protists are Chaos carolinense and Amoeba proteus, both of which have been widely cultivated and studied in classrooms and laboratories. Other well known species include the so-called "brain-eating amoeba" Naegleria fowleri, the intestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica, which causes amoebic dysentery, and the multicellular "social amoeba" or slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum.

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1. Amoebas

   of Amoeba

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of amoebas in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of amoebas in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of amoebas in a Sentence

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   We have to get through the boil water first, which could take two to three weeks, after that we have to get chlorine levels to a state that can burn the entire system, scour the system, and kill the amoebas, that could take up to an additional 60 days.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Amoebas
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoebas
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amoebas