Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhizopoda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rhi-zopo-da
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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 Amœbea), Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or Reticularia). See Protozoa .

Questions

What does rhizopoda mean?: 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 Amœbea), Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or Reticularia). See Protozoa .

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