Pseudopod Definition

so͝odə-pŏd
pseudopodia, pseudopods
noun
A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells, such as phagocytes, or of certain unicellular organisms, especially amoebas, that serves in locomotion and phagocytosis.
American Heritage Medicine

By extension, an extension or projection from something. [from 20th c.]

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Noun

Singular:
pseudopod
Plural:
pseudopodia, pseudopods

Origin of Pseudopod

  • From pseudo- +"Ž -pod.

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