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Definition of Rhizopod

1. Noun. Protozoa characterized by a pseudopod.

Definition of Rhizopod

1. n. One of the Rhizopoda.

Definition of Rhizopod

1. Noun. A member of the taxonomic superclass of Rhizopoda being a type of amoeboid single cell life with pseudopods not supported by regular array of microtubules. ¹

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Definition of Rhizopod

1. any of a class of protozoans [n -S]

Medical Definition of Rhizopod

1. One of the Rhizopoda. The rhizopods belonging to the Radiolaria and Foraminifera have been of great geological importance, especially in the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods. Chalk is mostly made from the shells of Foraminifera. The nummulites are the principal ingredient of a limestone which is of great extent in Europe and Asia, and is the material of which some of the pyramids of Egypt are made. The shells are abundant in deepsea mud, and are mostly minute, seldom larger than a small grain of sand, except in the case of the nummulities, which are sometimes an inch in diameter. (23 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhizopod

Literary usage of Rhizopod

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1873)
"Rhinoceros, Dr. Sclater on a new, with remarks on the recent species of this genus and their distribution, 140. rhizopod, radiolarian, W. Carruthers on ..."

2. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1863)
"On rhizopod Structure. One of the most interesting and important questions of the day to the comparative physiologist is that of the constitution of ..."

3. The Unity of the Organism; Or, The Organismal Conception of Life by William Emerson Ritter (1919)
"(c) Comparison of the Shell of a rhizopod and of a Nautilus One more comparison between a "simple" unicellular animal and a complex multicellular "true" ..."

4. The Unity of the Organism; Or, The Organismal Conception of Life by William Emerson Ritter (1919)
"(e) Comparison of the Shell of a rhizopod and of a Nautilus One more comparison between a "simple" unicellular animal and a complex multicellular "true" ..."

5. The Protozoa by Gary Nathan Calkins (1901)
"... which are protruded through permanent holes (Fig. 12, A). The membrane may become still firm through the more Fig. 35. — Types of marine rhizopod shells ..."

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