Dictionary entry

Rhizopoda

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Rhi‐zop″o‐da (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ��� a root + -poda.] (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 Amœbea), Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or Reticularia). See Protozoa.