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actinopod

American

[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.

actinopod British

/ ækˈtɪnəˌpɒd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of actinopod

< New Latin Actinopoda; see actino-, -pod

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