Rhizodonta (rizodonta)

pl. [NL.: see rhizodont.] The rhizodont reptiles. Rhizodus (rīzō-dus), n. [NL., Rhizoflagellata (ri-zō-flaj-e-lā'tä), n. pl. [NL., Rhizoflagellata dages. These animalcules move by means of pseudopodia, like ordinary rhizopods, but also have a flagellum or flagella; the ingestive area is diffuse. In W. S. Kent's system of cla ification the order consists of the genera Mastigamæba, Rep to mon as, Rhizomonas, and Podostoma. rhizoflagellate (rī-zō-flaj'e-lāt), a. Of or pertaining to the Rhizoflagellata.