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noun
A member of the taxonomic superclass of Rhizopoda, being a type of amoeboid single-cell life with pseudopods not supported by a regular array of microtubules.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
protozoa characterized by a pseudopod
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: rhizopodan
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Broader terms: protozoan, protozoon
Narrower terms: ameba, amoeba, foram, foraminifer, testacean
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wréh2dsder. Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză)lbor. English rhizo- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ποδός (podós)bor. English -pod English rhizopod From rhizo- + -pod.
