actinopod

[ ak-tin-uh-pod, ak-tuh-nuh- ]

/ ækˈtɪn əˌpɒd, ˈæk tə nə- /

noun

any protozoan of the subclass Actinopoda, including the heliozoans and radiolarians, having stiff, rodlike, radiating pseudopodia.

Nearby words

actinomycete, actinomycin, actinomycoma, actinomycosis, actinon, actinopod, actinopterygian, actinotherapy, actinouranium, actinozoan, action

Origin of actinopod

< New Latin Actinopoda; see actino-, -pod

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British Dictionary definitions for actinopod

actinopod

/ (ækˈtɪnəˌpɒd) /

noun

any protozoan of the phylum Actinopoda, such as a radiolarian or a heliozoan, having stiff radiating cytoplasmic projections

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