Amoeba

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
amoeba
    n 1: naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form
         temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion [syn:
         {ameba}, {amoeba}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Amoeba \A*moe"ba\, Amoeba \A*m[oe]"ba\, n.; pl. L.
   {Am[oe]b[ae]}; E. {Am[oe]bas}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? change.]
   (Zool.)
   A rhizopod common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many
   changes of form at will. Same as {ameba}. See {Rhizopoda}.
   [1913 Webster]
from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Amoeba

   1. <operating system> A distributed {operating system}
   developed by {Andrew S. Tanenbaum} and others of {Vrije
   Universiteit, Amsterdam}.  Amoeba is only available under
   licence from the VUA, but is free of charge and includes all
   {source}, {binaries} and documentation.

   (http://am.cs.vu.nl/).

   [Features?]

   2. <computer, abuse> A derogatory term for {Commodore}'s
   {Amiga} {personal computer}.

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1997-05-07)
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
56 Moby Thesaurus words for "amoeba":
      Euglena, adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, anaerobe,
      anaerobic bacteria, animalcule, bacillus, bacteria, bacterium, bug,
      coccus, colon bacillus, diatom, disease-producing microorganism,
      dyad, echovirus, enterovirus, filterable virus, flagellate, fungus,
      germ, gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria, microbe,
      microorganism, microspore, microzoa, mold, monad, nematode,
      nonfilterable virus, paramecium, pathogen, picornavirus, protozoa,
      protozoon, reovirus, rhinovirus, rickettsia, salmonella,
      saprophyte, spirillum, spirochete, spore, sporozoon,
      staphylococcus, streptococcus, tetrad, triad, trypanosome, vibrio,
      virus, volvox, vorticellum, zoospore
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