About The Word Rhizopoda
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Rhizopoda
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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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