entamoeba
/ˌentəˈmiːbə/( <美> 亦作 entameba)
noun
(pl. entamoebae /-bi:/ 或 entamoebas)
1- an amoeba that typically lives harmlessly in the gut, though one kind can cause amoebic dysentery内变形虫, 内阿米巴。
1.1
- Genus Entamoeba, phylum Rhizopoda, kingdom Protista.内变形虫属, 根足虫门, 原生生物界。
词源
modern Latin, from Greek entos 'within' + AMOEBA.