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Rhizopoda


Rhi-zop′o-da

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] a root +
-poda
.]
(Zool.)
An extensive class of Protozoa, including those which have pseudopodia, by means of which they move about and take their food. The principal groups are Lobosa (or Amœbea), Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or Reticularia). See
Protozoa
.

Definition 2024


Rhizopoda

Rhizopoda

Translingual

Proper noun

Rhizopoda

  1. (archaic) A taxonomic superclass within the subphylum Sarcodina amoeboid single-celled organisms with pseudopods not supported by a regular array of microtubules.