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    RHIZOPODA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifersplay

    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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