Entamoeba
See also: entamoeba
Translingual
editEtymology
editNew Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós, “within, inside”) + English amoeba.
Proper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Entamoebidae – amoebae found as internal parasites or commensals of animals, several species of which are found in humans.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Sarcomastigota - subkingdom; Amoebozoa - phylum; Conosa - subphylum; Archamoebea - class; Mastigamoebida - order; Entamoebidae - family
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Entamoeba bangladeshi, Entamoeba bovis, Entamoeba chattoni, Entamoeba chiangraiensis, Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba dispar, Entamoeba ecuadoriensis, Entamoeba equi, Entamoeba gingivalis, Entamoeba hartmanni, Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba insolita, Entamoeba invadens, Entamoeba marina, Entamoeba moshkovskii, Entamoeba muris, Entamoeba nuttalli, Entamoeba polecki, Entamoeba ranarum, Entamoeba struthionis, Entamoeba suis, Entamoeba terrapinae - selected species
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Entamoeba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Entamoeba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Entamoeba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Entamoeba at National Center for Biotechnology Information