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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers;
[syn: Rhizopoda, subclass Rhizopoda]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rhizopoda \Rhi*zop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a root + -poda.] (Zool.) An extensive class of Protozoa, including those which have pseudopodia, by means of which they move about and take their food. The principal groups are Lobosa (or Am[oe]bea), Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or Reticularia). See Protozoa. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Molluscoidea, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. Mollusca, including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda, Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. Echinodermata, including Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and Crinoidea. C[oe]lenterata, including Anthozoa or Polyps, Ctenophora, and Hydrozoa or Acalephs. Spongiozoa or Porifera, including the sponges. Protozoa, including Infusoria and Rhizopoda. For definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster] Animalcular
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Rhizopoda n 1: creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers [syn: Rhizopoda, subclass Rhizopoda]