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amoeboid
adjective amoe·boid \ə-ˈmē-ˌbȯid\
Definition of AMOEBOID
: resembling an amoeba specifically in moving or changing in shape by means of protoplasmic flow
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amoe·boid also ame·boid \ə-ˈmē-ˌbȯid\
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First Known Use of AMOEBOID
1856
Rhymes with AMOEBOID
adenoid, alkaloid, aneroid, anthropoid, arachnoid, asteroid, Australoid, carcinoid, Caucasoid, celluloid, crystalloid, echinoid, ellipsoid, embryoid, eunuchoid, flavonoid, helicoid, hemorrhoid, hominoid, humanoid, hysteroid, metalloid, Mongoloid, myeloid, nautiloid, nucleoid, null and void, obovoid, opioid, osteoid, overjoyed, paranoid, planetoid, Polaroid, retinoid, rheumatoid, solenoid, Stalinoid, trapezoid, unalloyed, unemployed
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