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RHIZOPODA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers

Synonyms:

Rhizopoda; subclass Rhizopoda

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Rhizopoda" is a kind of...):

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Meronyms (members of "Rhizopoda"):

rhizopod; rhizopodan (protozoa characterized by a pseudopod)

Amoebida; Amoebina; order Amoebida; order Amoebina (the animal order including amoebas)

Foraminifera; order Foraminifera (foraminifers)

order Testacea; Testacea (testacean rhizopods)

Holonyms ("Rhizopoda" is a member of...):

class Sarcodina; Sarcodina (characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda)

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