RHIZOPODA
Rhizopoda, subclass Rhizopoda
(noun) creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Rhi*zop"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -poda.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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 Amoebea), Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or Reticularia). See Protozoa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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