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pseudopodium

 
Dictionary: pseu·do·po·di·um   (sū'də-pō'dē-əm) pronunciation
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n., pl., -po·di·a (-pō'dē-ə).
A pseudopod.


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(sū'də-pō'dē-əm)
n., pl. -po·di·a (-pō'dē-ə).

A pseudopod.

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A temporary protrusion of the cytoplasm of an ameba or other motile simple cell, serving for purposes of locomotion or to engulf food.

WordNet: pseudopodium
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion
  Synonym: pseudopod

 
 
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