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Acanthamoeba
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acanthamoeba
Translingual
thumb|Acanthamoeba spp. life cycle
thumb|Acanthamoeba trophozoite
Etymology
From mul acanth- Amoeba with thorns.
Proper noun
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genus family Acanthamoebidae common single-celled eukaryotes that are opportunistic human pathogens and hosts to bacterial pathogens
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Acanthamoeba castellanii species type species; Acanthamoeba astronyxis species, Acanthamoeba byersi species, Acanthamoeba comandoni species, Acanthamoeba culbertsoni species, Acanthamoeba divionensis species, Acanthamoeba echinulata species, Acanthamoeba griffini species, Acanthamoeba hatchetti species, Acanthamoeba healyi species, Acanthamoeba jacobsi species, Acanthamoeba lenticulata species, Acanthamoeba lugdunensis species, Acanthamoeba mauritaniensis species, Acanthamoeba micheli species, Acanthamoeba palestinensis species, Acanthamoeba paradivionensis species, Acanthamoeba pearcei species, Acanthamoeba polyphaga species, Acanthamoeba pustulosa species, Acanthamoeba pyriformis species, Acanthamoeba quina species, Acanthamoeba rhysodes species, Acanthamoeba royreba species, Acanthamoeba stevensoni species, Acanthamoeba triangularis species, Acanthamoeba tubiashi species other species
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