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rhizopoda |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rhizopoda \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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: {Protozoa}, including {Infusoria} and {Rhizopoda}. For definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Rhizopoda n : creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers [syn: {Rhizopoda}, {subclass Rhizopoda}]
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