pseudopodium
[ soo-duh-poh-dee-uhm ]
Origin of pseudopodium
1First recorded in 1850–55
Words Nearby pseudopodium
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How to use pseudopodium in a sentence
When the time comes that they want to do so they will throw out a little mental pseudopodium without much difficulty.
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British Dictionary definitions for pseudopodium
pseudopodium
/ (ˌsjuːdəʊˈpəʊdɪəm) /
nounplural -dia (-dɪə)
a temporary projection from the cell of an amoeboid protozoan, leucocyte, etc, used for feeding and locomotion
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