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rhizopod

rhizopod noun: a member of the taxonomic superclass of Rhizopoda, being a type of amoeboid single-cell life with pseudopods not supported by a regular array of microtubules.

Noun

rhizopod (plural rhizopods)

  1. A member of the taxonomic superclass of Rhizopoda, being a type of amoeboid single-cell life with pseudopods not supported by a regular array of microtubules.

Forms of rhizopod

pluralrhizopods

Origin of rhizopod

From rhizo- + -pod.

Words formed from rhizopod

Questions about rhizopod

What does rhizopod mean?
Rhizopod means a member of the taxonomic superclass of Rhizopoda, being a type of amoeboid single-cell life with pseudopods not supported by a regular array of microtubules.
What part of speech is rhizopod?
Rhizopod is a noun.
What is the plural of rhizopod?
The plural of rhizopod is rhizopods.

Words near rhizopod in the dictionary

  1. rhizopines
  2. rhizoplane
  3. rhizoplanes
  4. rhizoplast
  5. rhizoplasts
  6. rhizopod
  7. rhizopodal
  8. rhizopodia
  9. rhizopodial
  10. rhizopodist
  11. rhizopodists

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