Amoeboid

/əˈmiːbɔɪd/

अमीबीय; अमीबा-सदृश

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Origin & History

From amoeba + -oid (“resembling”); amoeba ultimately from Greek amoibē (“change”).

amoeba + -oid (अर्थ: “जैसा/सदृश”) से; amoeba का मूल यूनानी amoibē (“परिवर्तन”) से माना जाता है।

Definition

Describing something (especially a cell or organism) that changes shape and moves in an amoeba-like way by forming temporary projections (pseudopods).

किसी वस्तु/कोशिका/जीव का वर्णन जो अमीबा की तरह आकार बदलता है और अस्थायी उभार (छद्मपाद) बनाकर चलता/सरकता है।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
Some immune cells show amoeboid movement as they migrate through tissues.
कुछ प्रतिरक्षा कोशिकाएँ ऊतकों में प्रवास करते समय अमीबीय (amoeboid) गति दिखाती हैं।

Usage Examples

Under the microscope, the organism displayed an amoeboid shape that constantly changed.
The white blood cell moved in an amoeboid manner to reach the infection site.
Researchers described the cell’s surface protrusions as typical of amoeboid migration.
Amoeboid locomotion allows cells to squeeze through narrow spaces.

Synonyms

Amoeba-like Protean Shapeshifting Irregular

Related Forms

Noun
Amoeboidness / Amoeboid movement / Amoeboid locomotion
Adjective
Amoeboid / Amoeboid-like
Adverb
Amoeboidally

Idioms & Phrases

Amoeboid movement
अमीबीय गति/अमीबीय संचलन
Amoeboid locomotion
अमीबीय गमन
Amoeboid migration
अमीबीय प्रवास