rhizopod

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noun (1)

rhi·​zo·​pod ˈrī-zə-ˌpäd 

: any of a phylum (Rhizopoda) of usually creeping protozoans (such as an amoeba or a foraminifer) having lobate or rootlike pseudopodia

rhizopodium

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noun (2)

rhi·​zo·​po·​di·​um

ˌrīzəˈpōdēəm

variants or less commonly rhizopod

ˈrīzəˌpäd 

plural -s

: a filamentous branching anastomosing ectoplasmic pseudopodium that is typical of many foraminiferans and some testaceans

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

New Latin Rhizopoda, from rhiz- + -poda -pod

Noun (2)

New Latin rhizopodium, from rhiz- + -podium

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rhizopod

• amphipod
• arthropod
• copepod
• decapod
• endopod
• escalade
• esplanade
• exopod
• gastropod
• goldenrod
• isopod
• ostracod

Medical Definition

rhizopod

noun

rhi·​zo·​pod ˈrī-zə-ˌpäd 

: any protozoan of the former group Rhizopoda