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pseudopod

[ soo-duh-pod ]

noun

, Biology.
  1. a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension.


pseudopod

/ so̅o̅də-pŏd′ /

, Plural pseudopods

  1. A temporary footlike extension of a one-celled organism, such as an amoeba, used for moving about and for surrounding and taking in food.


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Other Words From

  • pseu·dop·o·dal [soo-, dop, -, uh, -dl], pseu·do·po·di·al [soo-d, uh, -, poh, -dee-, uh, l], pseudo·podic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pseudopod1

1870–75; < New Latin pseudopodium; pseudo-, -podium
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Example Sentences

He lifted a pseudopod from primordial ooze, and the pseudopod was him.

It continued to move outward, and on the map it appeared like a pseudopod extruded by an enormous amoeba.

Then a surge ran through the mound of flesh, and the arm, a pseudopod, reached more rapidly for him.

Every capillary in the brain has thousands of these little pseudopod prolongations.

The pseudopod returned to the main mass, disappearing into its interior with the strip of bloody skin.

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