rhizopod

noun

rhi·zo·pod ˈrī-zə-ˌpäd

: any of a superclass (Rhizopoda) of usually creeping protozoans (such as an amoeba or a foraminifer) having lobate or rootlike pseudopodia

Etymology

New Latin Rhizopoda, from rhiz- + -poda -pod

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of rhizopod was in 1851

See more words from the same year

Style

“Rhizopod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhizopod. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Copy Citation

rhizopod

noun

rhi·zo·pod ˈrī-zə-ˌpäd

: any protozoan of the subclass Rhizopoda

Get Word of the Day daily email!