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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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.
2. 2
   protozoa characterized by a pseudopod wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

rhizopodan

Etymology

From rhizo- + -pod.

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