sarcodine
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sarcodine — ▪ protozoan any protozoan of the superclass (sometimes class or subphylum) Sarcodina. These organisms have streaming cytoplasm and use temporary cytoplasmic extensions called pseudopodia in locomotion (called amoeboid movement) and feeding … Universalium
sarcodine — noun protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods • Syn: ↑sarcodinian • Hypernyms: ↑protozoan, ↑protozoon • Hyponyms: ↑actinopod • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
protozoan — /proh teuh zoh euhn/, n., pl. protozoans, (esp. collectively) protozoa / zoh euh/, adj. Biol. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are… … Universalium
protist — protistan /proh tis teuhn/, adj., n. protistic, adj. /proh tist/, n. any of various one celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and… … Universalium
pseudopodium — /sooh deuh poh dee euhm/, n., pl. pseudopodia / dee euh/. Biol. pseudopod. [1850 55] * * * ▪ cytoplasm also called pseudopod temporary or semipermanent extension of the cytoplasm, used in locomotion and feeding by all sarcodine protozoans … Universalium
Ameba — Also amoeba. A single celled (protozoan) organism that constantly changes shape. The word “ameba” is from the Greek “amoibe” meaning “change.” Ameba can infect the bowels to cause diarrhea and the liver to cause abscess formation. * * * Common… … Medical dictionary
sarcodinian — noun protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods • Syn: ↑sarcodine • Hypernyms: ↑protozoan, ↑protozoon • Hyponyms: ↑actinopod • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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
schizont — A sporozoan trophozoite (vegetative form) that reproduces by schizogony, producing a varied number of daughter trophozoites or merozoites. SEE ALSO: meront, segmenter. SYN: agamont, segmenting body. [schizo + G. on (ont ), a being] * * *… … Medical dictionary
sarcodinian — sar·co·din·i·an (sahr″ko dinґe ən) sarcodine … Medical dictionary
