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Definition of: Sarcodina
(sär′kō·dī′nə) noun plural
A class of marine and fresh-water protozoa which move by means of pseudopodia, including both naked forms, as the Amoebae, and those with protective shell covering, as the Foraminifera. [<NL <Gk. sarkōdēs fleshy <sarx, sarkos flesh]
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