SARCODINA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sarcodina mean? 

• SARCODINA (noun)
  The noun SARCODINA has 1 sense:

1. characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda

  Familiarity information: SARCODINA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SARCODINA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

class Sarcodina; Sarcodina

Hypernyms ("Sarcodina" is a kind of...):

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Meronyms (members of "Sarcodina"):

sarcodine; sarcodinian (protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods)

Actinopoda; subclass Actinopoda (heliozoans; radiolarians)

Rhizopoda; subclass Rhizopoda (creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers)

Holonyms ("Sarcodina" is a member of...):

phylum Protozoa; Protozoa (in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers)