entamoeba
noun
ent·amoe·ba
ˌen-tə-ˈmē-bə 
: any of a genus (Entamoeba) of amoebas parasitic in vertebrates and including one (E. histolytica) that causes amebic dysentery in humans
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entamoeba
noun
ent·amoe·ba
ˌent-ə-ˈmē-bə, ˈent-ə-ˌ
1
capitalized
: a genus of amoeboid protozoans (order Amoebida) that are parasitic in the vertebrate digestive tract and especially in the intestines and that include the causative agent (E. histolytica) of amebic dysentery see endamoeba
2
also entameba plural entamoebas also entamebas or entamoebae also entamebae
-(ˌ)bē
: any protozoan of the genus Entamoeba
: any protozoan of the genus Entamoeba
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