rhizopod noun. ['rʌɪzǝ(ʊ)pɒd] M19.
[from RHIZO- + -POD.]
Zoology.
1. A protozoan of the superclass Rhizopoda, characterized by extensible pseudopodia and including amoebas, foraminifera, and (in some classifications) radiolarians. M19.
2. = RHIZOPODIUM. M20.

■ rhizopodous [rʌɪ'zɒpǝdǝs] adjective belonging to or characteristic of the Rhizopoda M19.

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