Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "amoebous" (wani lokaci ana rubuta "amoeboid") yana da alaƙa da ko kama da amoeba, wanda shine nau'i na kwayoyin halitta guda ɗaya wanda ke motsawa da ciyarwa ta hanyar ƙaddamar da pseudopodia (hasashen wucin gadi na membrane cell). ). Don haka, idan aka kwatanta wani abu da “amoebous,” yana nufin yana da siffa ko motsi kwatankwacin na amoeba.
