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Where did the Amoeba get it's name from?
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Where did the Amoeba get it's name from?

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naturalists referred to Amoeba as the Proteus animalcule after the Greek godProteus who could change his shape. The name "amibe" was given to it by Bory de Saint-Vincent,[3] from the Greek meaning change
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