rhizopodan
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rhi·zo·pod
(rī′zō-pŏd′, -zə-)n.
Any of numerous amoeboid protozoans of the former phylum Rhizopoda, such as the radiolarians, characteristically having stiff thin pseudopods containing microtubules.
rhi·zop′o·dan (-zŏp′ə-dən) adj. & n.
rhi·zop′o·dous adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() protozoan, protozoon - any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic Rhizopoda, subclass Rhizopoda - creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers ameba, amoeba - naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion foram, foraminifer - marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude testacean - any of various rhizopods of the order Testacea characterized by having a shell |
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