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A rhizopod. common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. See Rhizopoda.

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  1. n. A rhizopod. common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. See Rhizopoda.
  2. n. naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
  3. A rhizopod. common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. See Rhizopoda.
  4. A rhizopod. common in fresh water, capable of undergoing manychanges of form at will. See Rhizopoda.
  5. n:100 n naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion