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-kuh-dahyn, -deen]. /ˈsɑr kəˌdaɪn, -ˌdin/. a sarcodinian protozoan.

Origin of sarcodinian

<New Latin Sarcodin(a) name of the class (Greek sarkṓd(ēs) fleshy + New Latin -ina neuter plural suffix) + -ian

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