rhizopod

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Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂dsder.

Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză)lbor.

English rhizo-

Proto-Indo-European *ped-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder.

Ancient Greek πούς (poús)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek ποδός (podós)bor.

English -pod

English rhizopod

From rhizo- + -pod.

rhizopod (plural rhizopods)

A member of the taxonomic superclass of Rhizopoda, being a type of amoeboid single-cell life with pseudopods not supported by a regular array of microtubules.