Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhizopod

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rhi-zo-pod
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂dsder. Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză)lbor. English rhizo- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ποδός (podós)bor. English -pod English rhizopod From rhizo- + -pod.

Inflected Forms

rhizopods (plural)

Derived Forms

rhizopodous

Frequently Paired Words

rhizopodial rhizopodist

Synonyms

rhizopodan

Questions

What does rhizopod mean?: A member of the taxonomic superclass of Rhizopoda, being a type of amoeboid single-cell life with pseudopods not supported by a regular array of microtubules.
Where does rhizopod come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂dsder. Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză)lbor. English rhizo- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ποδός (podós)bor. English -pod English rhizopod From rhizo- + -pod.

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