entameba

ent a me ba |ˌentəˈmēbə ˌɛntəˈmibə |(also entamoeba ) ▶noun ( pl. entamebae |-ˈmēbē | or entamebas ) an ameba that typically lives harmlessly in the gut, though one kind can cause amebic dysentery. [Genus Entamoeba, phylum Rhizopoda, kingdom Protista. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek entos ‘within ’ + ameba .