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rhizopodist

rhizopodist noun: one who studies rhizopods.

Noun

rhizopodist (plural rhizopodists)

  1. One who studies rhizopods.
    • That is a labour, however, which some younger rhizopodist may undertake, for the sake of a more strict collocation of the Liassic with other forms, and the readier recognition of biological relationship by the reading student.1871, The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany, and Geology

Forms of rhizopodist

pluralrhizopodists

Origin of rhizopodist

From rhizopod + -ist.

Questions about rhizopodist

What does rhizopodist mean?
Rhizopodist means one who studies rhizopods.
What part of speech is rhizopodist?
Rhizopodist is a noun.
What is the plural of rhizopodist?
The plural of rhizopodist is rhizopodists.

Words near rhizopodist in the dictionary

  1. rhizoplasts
  2. rhizopod
  3. rhizopodal
  4. rhizopodia
  5. rhizopodial
  6. rhizopodist
  7. rhizopodists
  8. rhizopodium
  9. rhizopodous
  10. rhizopods
  11. rhizopus

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