amoebic
adjective (US also amebic) uk/əˈmiː.bɪk/ us/əˈmiː.bɪk/
变形虫的,阿米巴的
related to or similar to an amoeba (= a simple organism consisting of only one cell)
Her mother was seriously ill after contracting amoebic dysentery. 她的母亲在患上阿米巴性痢疾后病情严重。
One researcher thought bees might be dying from an amoebic infection. 一位研究者认为蜜蜂可能因感染变形虫而死亡。
See: amoeba
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- Amoebic meningitis is a very rare disease.
- The doctor ruled out an amoebic infection but she wants to do some more tests.
- The fission model suggests the moon was once part of the earth and split away like a reproducing amoebic cell.
- This group of abstract artists used both amoebic and hard-edged geometric shapes.