Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Rhizopoda"
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) 1.7 (wn)
Rhizopoda
n : creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers [syn: {Rhizopoda},
{subclass Rhizopoda}]
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