entamoeba

entamoeba |ˌɛntəˈmiːbə |(US also entameba ) ▶noun ( pl. entamoebae |-biː | or entamoebas ) an amoeba that typically lives harmlessly in the gut, though one kind can cause amoebic dysentery. ●Genus Entamoeba, phylum Rhizopoda, kingdom Protista. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek entos ‘within ’ + amoeba .