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entamoeba
(ĕnˌtə-mēˈbə) also en·da·moe·ba (ĕnˌdə-)
noun pl. en·ta·moe·bas also en·da·moe·bas or en·ta·moe·bae also en·da·moe·bae (-bē) Any of several parasitic amoebas of the genus Entamoeba, especially E. histolytica, causing dysentery and ulceration of the colon and liver.
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