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Rhizopoda

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Rhi`zop´o`da
n. pl.1.(Zool.) 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 AmŒbea), Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or Reticularia). See Protozoa.
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Noun1.RhizopodaRhizopoda - creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers
subclass Rhizopoda
class Sarcodina, Sarcodina - characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda
rhizopod, rhizopodan - protozoa characterized by a pseudopod
Amoebida, Amoebina, order Amoebida, order Amoebina - the animal order including amoebas
Foraminifera, order Foraminifera - foraminifers
order Testacea, Testacea - testacean rhizopods
class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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