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sarcodinian
[ sahr-kuh-din-ee-uhn ]
adjective
- belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
noun
- Also called sar·co·dine [sahr, -k, uh, -dahyn, -deen]. a sarcodinian protozoan.
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Origin of sarcodinian1
< New Latin Sarcodin ( a ) name of the class ( Greek sarkṓd ( ēs ) fleshy + New Latin -ina neuter plural suffix) + -ian
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