Rhizopoda

noun plural
Rhi·​zop·​o·​da | \ rī-ˈzäp-ə-də How to pronounce Rhizopoda (audio) \

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 plural

Medical Definition of Rhizopoda (Entry 2 of 2)

taxonomic synonym of sarcodina