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endameba definition

en·da·meba (en′də mē′bə)

noun

any of a genus (Endamoeba) of amoebas parasitic in invertebrates, as in the digestive tract of cockroaches and termites

Etymology: ModL: see endo- & amoeba

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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