Pseudopodium
[soo-duh-poh-dee-uh m] /ˌsu dəˈpoʊ di əm/
noun, plural pseudopodia
[soo-duh-poh-dee-uh] /ˌsu dəˈpoʊ di ə/ (Show IPA). Biology.
1.
pseudopod.
pseudopodium
/ˌsjuːdəʊˈpəʊdɪəm/
noun (pl) -dia (-dɪə)
1.
a temporary projection from the cell of an amoeboid protozoan, leucocyte, etc, used for feeding and locomotion
pseudopodium pseu·do·po·di·um (sōō’də-pō’dē-əm)
n. pl. pseu·do·po·di·a (-pō’dē-ə)
A pseudopod.
pseudopod (s’də-pŏd’) also pseudopodium
(s’də-pŏd’)
Plural pseudopods or pseudopodia
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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