Rhizopoda

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

Proper noun

Rhizopoda

(archaic) A taxonomic superclass within the subphylum Sarcodina – amoeboid single-celled organisms with pseudopods not supported by a regular array of microtubules.

References

Amoeba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rhizopoda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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