rhizopod

Noun
  1. Protozoa characterized by a pseudopod (synset 101394032)
    is a type of: protozoan, protozoon - any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic
    subtypes:
    • ameba, amoeba - naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
    • foram, foraminifer - marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude
    • testacean - any of various rhizopods of the order Testacea characterized by having a shell
    belongs to: rhizopoda, subclass rhizopoda - creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers
    same as: rhizopodan

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