Rhizopoda

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rhizopoda \Rhi*zop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a root +
     -poda.] (Zool.)
     An extensive class of Protozoa, including those which have
     pseudopodia, by means of which they move about and take their
     food. The principal groups are Lobosa (or Am[oe]bea),
     Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or Reticularia). See


     {Protozoa}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  {Molluscoidea}, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. {Mollusca},
  including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda,
  Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. {Echinodermata}, including
  Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and
  Crinoidea. {C[oe]lenterata}, including {Anthozoa} or {Polyps},
  {Ctenophora}, and {Hydrozoa} or Acalephs. {Spongiozoa} or
  {Porifera}, including the sponges.
  {Protozoa}, including {Infusoria} and {Rhizopoda}. For
  definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.
  [1913 Webster] Animalcular

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Rhizopoda
       n : creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers [syn: {subclass
           Rhizopoda}]