rhizopodous


rhi·zo·pod

R0222200 (rī′zō-pŏd′, -zə-)n. Any of numerous amoeboid protozoans of the former phylum Rhizopoda, such as the radiolarians, characteristically having stiff thin pseudopods containing microtubules.
[From New Latin Rhizopoda, former phylum name : rhizo- + New Latin -poda, -pod.]
rhi·zop′o·dan (-zŏp′ə-dən) adj. & n.rhi·zop′o·dous adj.