Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of numerous amoeboid protozoans belonging to the former superclass or phylum Sarcodina.
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- noun protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin Sarcōdīna, former superclass name, from Greek sarkōdēs, fleshy, from sarx, sark-, flesh.]
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