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Rhizopoda

Rhizopoda Meaning & Definition
Rhizopoda Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rhizopoda?

[n] creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rhizopoda: subclass Rhizopoda

Related Terms | Find terms related to Rhizopoda:

See Also | Amoebida | Amoebina | class | class Sarcodina | Foraminifera | order Amoebida | order Amoebina | order Foraminifera | order Testacea | rhizopod | rhizopodan | Sarcodina | Testacea

Rhizopoda In Webster's Dictionary

\Rhi*zop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a root + -poda.] (Zo["o]l.) 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 Am[oe]bea), Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or Reticularia). See {Protozoa}.

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