SINCE 1828
Rhizopoda
noun plural
Rhi·zop·o·da
| \ rī-ˈzäp-ə-də
\
\
Medical Definition of Rhizopoda
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a subclass of the class or subphylum Sarcodina comprising usually creeping protozoans (as an amoeba or a foraminifer) having lobate or rootlike pseudopodia
Rhizopoda
noun pluralMedical Definition of Rhizopoda (Entry 2 of 2)
taxonomic synonym of sarcodina
Comments on Rhizopoda
What made you want to look up Rhizopoda? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Words from Greek and Latin Quiz
-
- Which of the following months comes from a Latin word for “ten”?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
-
Words from Greek and Latin Quiz
Finally! A use for those SAT prep classes.
Take the quiz -
Name That Thing: Animal Edition
How many animals can you identify?
Take the quiz -
Spell It
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
Take the quiz -
Bee Cubed
Listen to the words and spell through all three levels.
Play the game
Share Rhizopoda
Resources for Rhizopoda