| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| amoeba |
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| (uh-MEE-buh) An animal composed of only one cell that has no fixed shape. It is the best known of the single-celled animals, or protozoa. | 1 |
| ‡ The term amoeba is sometimes used to refer to something with an indefinite, changeable shape. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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