Pseudopodial
noun, Biology.
1.
a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension.
pseudopod pseu·do·pod (sōō’də-pŏd’)
n.
A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells or of certain unicellular organisms, especially amoebas, that serves in locomotion and phagocytosis.
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