‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) That division of the Rhizopoda which includes the amoeba and similar forms. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Alternately answering. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L. amœbaeus, Gr. &unr_;, alternate; L. amoebaeum carmen, Gr. &unr_; &unr_;, a responsive song, fr. &unr_; change. ] A poem in which persons are represented at speaking alternately; as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L. amœbaeus, Gr. &unr_;, alternate; L. amoebaeum carmen, Gr. &unr_; &unr_;, a responsive song, fr. &unr_; change. ] A poem in which persons are represented at speaking alternately; as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil. [ 1913 Webster ]