||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.
||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.