actinopod
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actinopod
(ækˈtɪnəˌpɒd)n
(Animals) any protozoan of the phylum Actinopoda, such as a radiolarian or a heliozoan, having stiff radiating cytoplasmic projections
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| Noun | 1. |  actinopod - protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopodssarcodine, sarcodinian - protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods Actinopoda, subclass Actinopoda - heliozoans; radiolarians heliozoan - protozoa with spherical bodies and stiff radiating pseudopods radiolarian - protozoa with amoeba-like bodies and radiating filamentous pseudopods |
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