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Iodamoeba
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Translingual
thumb|Trophozoite of Iodamoeba buetschlii species
Etymology
mul la-new -, from mul iod- amoeba en iodine en.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Entamoebidae amoebas including one (Iodamoeba buetschlii species) commensal in the intestine of mammals including humans and distinguished by uninucleate cysts containing a large glycogen vacuole that stains characteristically with iodine
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Iodamoeba buetschlii species - species
References
Iodamoeba buetschlii 1