First Known Use: 1851
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rhizopod
noun rhi·zo·pod \ˈrī-zə-ˌpäd\
Definition of RHIZOPOD
: any of a superclass (Rhizopoda) of usually creeping protozoans (as an amoeba or a foraminifer) having lobate or rootlike pseudopodia
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Origin of RHIZOPOD
New Latin Rhizopoda, from rhiz- + -poda -pod
Rhymes with RHIZOPOD
accolade, amphipod, arthropod, bigarade, carbonnade, cattle prod, chiffonade, decapod, defilade, demigod, diplopod, dowsing rod, enfilade, escalade, esplanade, firing squad, flying squad, fusillade, gallopade, gastropod, goldenrod, hexapod, isopod, lightning rod, lycopod, monkeypod, monopod, Novgorod, Novi Sad, octopod, piston rod, promenade, pseudopod, rémoulade, spinning rod, tapenade, tetrapod, theropod, traverse rod
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rhizopod
noun rhi·zo·pod \ˈrī-zə-ˌpäd\
Medical Definition of RHIZOPOD
: any protozoan of the subclass Rhizopoda
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