rhizopod

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English

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Etymology

From rhizo- +‎ -pod.

Noun

rhizopod (plural rhizopods)

  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.

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