pseudopod

[ soo-duh-pod ]

noun

, Biology.

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

pseudopod

/ so̅o̅′də-pŏd′ /

, Plural pseudopods

1. A temporary footlike extension of a one-celled organism, such as an amoeba, used for moving about and for surrounding and taking in food.

Other Words From

• pseu·dop·o·dal [soo-, dop, -, uh, -dl], pseu·do·po·di·al [soo-d, uh, -, poh, -dee-, uh, l], pseudo·podic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pseudopod¹

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

Example Sentences

He lifted a pseudopod from primordial ooze, and the pseudopod was him.

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It continued to move outward, and on the map it appeared like a pseudopod extruded by an enormous amoeba.

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Then a surge ran through the mound of flesh, and the arm, a pseudopod, reached more rapidly for him.

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Every capillary in the brain has thousands of these little pseudopod prolongations.

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The pseudopod returned to the main mass, disappearing into its interior with the strip of bloody skin.

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