'Rhizopoda' definitions:

Definition of 'Rhizopoda'

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noun
Creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers [syn: Rhizopoda, subclass Rhizopoda]

Definition of 'Rhizopoda'

From: GCIDE
  • Rhizopoda \Rhi*zop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? 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 Am[oe]bea), Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or Reticularia). See Protozoa. [1913 Webster]

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