Meaning of RHIZOPODA
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| | Definition: | | [n] creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers |
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| | Synonyms: | | subclass Rhizopoda |
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| | See Also: | | Amoebida, Amoebina, class, class Sarcodina, Foraminifera, order Amoebida, order Amoebina, order Foraminifera, order Testacea, rhizopod, rhizopodan, Sarcodina, Testacea | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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