genus amoeba

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   protozoan inhabiting moist soils or bottom vegetation in fresh or salt water

   Broaderprotoctist genus

   Part ofAmoebida

Questions about genus amoeba

What does genus amoeba mean?

genus amoeba means "protozoan inhabiting moist soils or bottom vegetation in fresh or salt water".

Is genus amoeba a common word?

genus amoeba is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.