acanthamoeba
/əˌkænθəˈmiːbə/noun
(pl. acanthamoebae /-biː/)
1- an amoeba of a genus which includes a number that can cause opportunistic infections in humans. They have pseudopodia with thin tapering projections.棘阿米巴虫, 棘变形虫属动物。
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- Genus Acanthamoeba, phylum Rhizopoda.棘阿米巴属（或棘变形虫属）, 跟足虫门。