ameboid

1. 1.

   like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape)

   Synonymsamoeboid

Questions about ameboid

What does ameboid mean?

ameboid means "like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape)".

How many syllables are in ameboid?

ameboid has 3 syllables: a-me-boid. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for ameboid?

Close synonyms include amoeboid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ameboid a common word?

ameboid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.