NOUN | animal | sarcodine, sarcodinian | protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods |
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Meaning | protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods. | |
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Synonym | sarcodinian | |
Member of | Sarcodina, class Sarcodina | Characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food |
Narrower | actinopod | protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods |
Broader | protozoan, protozoon | Any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic |
Spanish | sarcodine, sarcodinian | |
Catalan | sarcodinian |
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