имя существительное [зоология] амёба
also ameba noun (plural -bas or amoebae) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek amoibē change, from ameibein to change — more at migrate any of a large genus (Amoeba) of naked rhizopod protozoans with lobed and never anastomosing pseudopodia, without permanent organelles or supporting structures, and of wide distribution in fresh and salt water and moist terrestrial environments; broadly a naked rhizopod or other amoeboid protozoan • amoebic adjective
1. A distributed operating system developed by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and others of Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. Amoeba is only available under licence from the VUA, but is free of charge and includes all source, binaries and documentation. 2. A derogatory term for Commodore's Amiga personal computer.