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Noun: entamoeba
  1. A genus (Entamoeba) of parasitic amoebas that live in the gut; some species are harmless, some species cause dysentery
    "Entamoeba histolytica is a pathogenic species that can cause amoebic dysentery";
    - entameba [US]

Derived forms: entamoebas

Encyclopedia: Entamoeba