NOUN | animal | rhizopodan, rhizopod | protozoa characterized by a pseudopod |
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Meaning | protozoa characterized by a pseudopod. | |
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Synonym | rhizopod | |
Member of | Rhizopoda, subclass Rhizopoda | Creeping protozoans |
Narrower | 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 | |
Broader | protozoan, protozoon | Any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic |
Spanish | rhizopodan, rhizopod, rizópodo | |
Catalan | rizòpode |
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