5 results for: Rhizopoda
| rhizopoda | |
noun | |
| creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers |
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Rhizopoda
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Main Entry: 1Rhi·zop·o·da
Pronunciation: rI-'zäp-&-d&
Function: noun plural
: a subclass of the class Sarcodina
comprising usually creeping protozoans (as an ameba or a foraminifer) having lobate or rootlike pseudopodia
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Main Entry: 2Rhizopoda
Function: noun plural
synonym of SARCODINA
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Rhizopoda
A*m[oe]"ba\, n.; pl. L. Am[oe]b[ae]; E. Am[oe]bas. [NL., fr. Gr. ? change.] (Zo["o]l.) A rhizopod. common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. See Rhizopoda.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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