Meaning of amebula | Babel Free

Definitions

A small amoeba (or an organism which resembles one).

Examples

“The adult stage⟳ is realised by the formation of a plasmodium which begins early in life to form⟳ spores. There are never any flagellated stages in this group, but always amoebulæ.”

“He saw⟳ the swarm-cells swim⟳ with a peculiar dancing motion, divide⟳, withdraw⟳ the organ of locomotion called the flagellum, and then creep⟳ about as amoebulæ. Although he did not actually note⟳ the union of the amoebulæ, he inferred that the young plasmodia seen in his cultures arose from their fusion.”

“After the lapse of a varying period of time (a week, more or less) subsequent to the changing of the pH, a search⟳ with the No. 7 objective water immersion lens will reveal⟳ large numbers of hatching spores, and creeping amoebulæ of various ages.”

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