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| − | An '''amoeba''' is a unicellular protozoan of the genus ''Amoeba''. Amoebas are famous for asexual reproduction in the form of binary fission, or splitting in half. This meaning of asexual is different from the [[sexual orientation|asexual]]. Nevertheless, in the early years of the asexual community "amoeba" became a colloquial term used to refer to an asexual person,<ref>{{cite AVEN|13|Slang}}</ref> though in recent years the terms "[[ace]]" and "[[asexy]]" have outstripped "amoeba" in popular use.<ref>{{cite AVEN|65744|Asexy vs. Ace|post=1962929}}</ref>
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| − | Early examples of this usage include an article titled “[http://web.archive.org/web/20030210212218/http://dispatches.azstarnet.com/zoe/amoeba.htm My life as an amoeba]” by Zoe O'Reilly published by StarNet Dispatches on May 30, 1997 and the Yahoo listserve [[Haven for the Human Amoeba]] founded in 2000. Despite falling out of popularity as a slang term for asexual people, references to this usage are retained in slogans like "Asexuality: not just for amoebas anymore" and from the original AVEN forum post rankings<ref>{{cite AVEN|869|New Ranks!!}}</ref> added in 2003: present examples are Amoeba at 50-69 posts and Amoeba Colony at 100-199 posts, as well as several mitosis rankings.
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