rhizopoda Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers
    subclass Rhizopoda.

WordNet

Rhi*zop"o*da noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a root + -poda.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913