Sarcodina

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σαρκώδης (sarkṓdēs, “fleshy”) +‎ -ina, from genitive singular of σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) +‎ -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “full of, -like”).

Proper noun

Sarcodina

(archaic) A taxonomic superclass within the subphylum Sarcomastigophora – many amoeboid protozoa whose movement involves protoplasmic flow.

Hyponyms

(superclass): Rhizopodea, Piroplasmea, Actinopodea - classes

References

Sarcodina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sarcodina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Amoebozoa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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