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filopodium definition

filo·po·dium (fil′ō pō′dē əm, fī′lō-)

noun pl. filopodia -·dia (-ə)

a thin, narrow pseudopodium consisting primarily of ectoplasm

Etymology: ModL < L filum, thread (see file) + -podium

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