pseudopod

[ soo-duh-pod ]

/ ˈsu dəˌpɒd /

noun Biology.

a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension.

Also called pseudopodium.

Origin of pseudopod

1870–75; <New Latin pseudopodium;see pseudo-, -podium

OTHER WORDS FROM pseudopod

pseu·dop·o·dal

[soo-dop-uh-dl], /suˈdɒp ə dl/, pseu·do·po·di·al

[soo-duh-poh-dee-uhl], /ˌsu dəˈpoʊ di əl/, pseu·do·pod·ic, adjective

Words nearby pseudopod

pseudoparesis, pseudopelade, pseudoperipteral, pseudophone, pseudoplatelet, pseudopod, pseudopodium, pseudopolyp, pseudopregnancy, pseudoprostyle, pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism

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Example sentences from the Web for pseudopod

Curiously, the Zark sent out a pseudopod of its substance through the open mouth of its disguise.
Insidekick|Jesse Franklin Bone
A second pseudopod followed with lightning rapidity, and in an instant the ship had been split from end to end!
Invaders from the Infinite|John Wood Campbell
They had them stashed away like everything else they could lay a pseudopod on.
Greylorn|John Keith Laumer
Then a surge ran through the mound of flesh, and the arm, a pseudopod, reached more rapidly for him.
Astounding Stories, April, 1931|Various

This time a pseudopod emerged, and reached slowly out for him.
Astounding Stories, April, 1931|Various

Medical definitions for pseudopod

pseudopod

[ 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.

Scientific definitions for pseudopod

pseudopod

[ sōō′də-pŏd′ ]

Plural pseudopods 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.

单词	pseudopod
释义	pseudopod [ soo-duh-pod ] / ˈsu dəˌpɒd / noun Biology. a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension. Also called pseudopodium. Origin of pseudopod 1870–75; <New Latin pseudopodium;see pseudo-, -podium OTHER WORDS FROM pseudopod pseu·dop·o·dal [soo-dop-uh-dl], /suˈdɒp ə dl/, pseu·do·po·di·al [soo-duh-poh-dee-uhl], /ˌsu dəˈpoʊ di əl/, pseu·do·pod·ic, adjective Words nearby pseudopod pseudoparesis, pseudopelade, pseudoperipteral, pseudophone, pseudoplatelet, pseudopod, pseudopodium, pseudopolyp, pseudopregnancy, pseudoprostyle, pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pseudopod Curiously, the Zark sent out a pseudopod of its substance through the open mouth of its disguise. Insidekick\|Jesse Franklin Bone A second pseudopod followed with lightning rapidity, and in an instant the ship had been split from end to end! Invaders from the Infinite\|John Wood Campbell They had them stashed away like everything else they could lay a pseudopod on. Greylorn\|John Keith Laumer Then a surge ran through the mound of flesh, and the arm, a pseudopod, reached more rapidly for him. Astounding Stories, April, 1931\|Various This time a pseudopod emerged, and reached slowly out for him. Astounding Stories, April, 1931\|Various Medical definitions for pseudopod pseudopod [ 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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for pseudopod pseudopod [ sōō′də-pŏd′ ] Plural pseudopods 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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