sarcodinian

sar·co·din·i·an

 (sär′kə-dĭn′ē-ən)

n.

Any of numerous amoeboid protozoans belonging to the former superclass or phylum Sarcodina.

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[New Latin Sarcōdīna, former superclass name, from Greek sarkōdēs, fleshy, from sarx, sark-, flesh.]

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sar′co·din′i·an adj.

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Noun

1.

sarcodinian - protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods sarcodine protozoan, protozoon - any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic class Sarcodina, Sarcodina - characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda actinopod - protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods

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