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rhizopod definition

rhi·zo·pod (rī′zə päd′)

noun

any of a superclass (Rhizopoda) of one-celled protozoans with pseudopodia, including the amoebas, foraminifera, and myxomycetes

Etymology: rhizo- + -pod

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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