Associations to the word «Pseudopod»

Wiktionary

PSEUDOPOD, noun. (cytology) A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells, such as phagocytes, or of certain unicellular organisms, such as amoebas, that serves in locomotion. [from 19th c.]
PSEUDOPOD, noun. (zoology) A projection acting as a foot in certain insect larvae. [from 19th c.]
PSEUDOPOD, noun. By extension, an extension or projection from something. [from 20th c.]

Dictionary definition

PSEUDOPOD, noun. Temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion.

Wise words

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