| rhizopoda | (n) creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers, Syn. subclass Rhizopoda |
| rhizopod | (n) protozoa characterized by a pseudopod, Syn. rhizopodan |
| Rhizopoda | ‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a root + -poda. ] (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. [ 1913 Webster ] |