sarcodinian
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sarcodinian — /sahr keuh din ee euhn/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia. n. 2. Also called sarcodine /sahr keuh duyn , deen /. a sarcodinian protozoan. [ < NL … Universalium
sarcodinian — noun protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods • Syn: ↑sarcodine • Hypernyms: ↑protozoan, ↑protozoon • Hyponyms: ↑actinopod • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sarcodinian — sar·co·din·i·an … English syllables
foraminifer — foraminiferal, foraminiferous, adj. /fawr euh min euh feuhr, for /, n., pl. foraminifers, foraminifera /feuh ram euh nif euhr euh/. any chiefly marine protozoan of the sarcodinian order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or… … Universalium
sarcodine — sar·co·dine (sahrґko dīn) 1. pertaining to the subphylum Sarcodina. 2. any individual protozoan of the subphylum Sarcodina. Called also sarcodinian … Medical dictionary
actinopod — noun protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods • Hypernyms: ↑sarcodinian, ↑sarcodine • Hyponyms: ↑heliozoan, ↑radiolarian • Member Holonyms: ↑Actinopoda, ↑subclass Act … Useful english dictionary
class Sarcodina — noun characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda • Syn: ↑Sarcodina • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Protozoa, ↑phylum Protozoa … Useful english dictionary
protozoon — noun any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic • Syn: ↑protozoan • Derivationally related forms: ↑protozoan • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sarcodina — noun characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda • Syn: ↑class Sarcodina • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Protozoa, ↑phylum Protozoa … Useful english dictionary
sarcodine — noun protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods • Syn: ↑sarcodinian • Hypernyms: ↑protozoan, ↑protozoon • Hyponyms: ↑actinopod • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
