Rhizopoda \Rhi*zop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a root +
-poda.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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 Am[oe]bea),
Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or Reticularia). See
Protozoa.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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