Weird Word Wednesday

entamoeba

(US entameba)

NOUN

An amoeba that typically lives harmlessly in the gut, though one kind can cause amoebic dysentery.

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Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek entos ‘within’ + amoeba.

Pronunciation

entamoeba/ˌɛntəˈmiːbə/

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