rhizopod
n.
rhizopodes (embranchement ou sous-embranchement de protistes)
Rhizopoda
RHIZOPODS
A class of lowly organised animals (protozoa), having a gelatinous body, the surface of which can be protruded in the form of root-like processes or filaments, which serve for locomotion and the prehension of food. The most important order is that of the Foraminifera.