Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ameboid" (wanda kuma aka rubuta "amoeboid") yana da alaƙa da ko kama da amoeba, wanda shine nau'in kwayoyin halitta mai kwayar halitta wanda ke motsawa kuma yana canza siffarsa ta hanyar fadadawa da ja da pseudopods (hasashen lokaci na wucin gadi). na cell membrane). Hakanan ana iya amfani da kalmar "ameboid" don bayyana wasu motsi ko halaye masu kama da na amoeba, kamar motsin wasu ƙwayoyin rigakafi a cikin jiki.