Sarcodina
/ˌsɑːr.kəˈdaɪ.nə/noun
A former taxonomic group of amoeboid protozoans that move and feed with pseudopodia.
Did you know?Sarcodina was built from Greek sárx, sark- meaning “flesh,” the same root behind words like sarcophagus — “flesh-eater” — and it was once used for amoeba-like organisms that seem to melt and reform.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
σάρξ (sárx), gen. σαρκός (sarkós)
“flesh”
Modern Scientific Latin
Latin
Sarcodina
“a name formed for flesh-like protozoans”
19th Century
English
Sarcodina
“a taxonomic grouping of amoeboid protozoans”
Modern English
English
sarcodina
“a former protozoan group characterized by pseudopodia”
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