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Amoeba

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A minute animalcule of the simplest structure, being a mere mass of protoplasm; absorbs its food at every point all over its body by means of processes protruded therefrom at will, with the effect that it is constantly changing its shape.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Amoeba'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​a/amoeba.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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