pseudopodium
noun
pseudopodia
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pluralof pseudopodium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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However, there were variations in cell size and pseudopodia shape among the isolates.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023
Phagocytosis allows amoebae to move and pseudopodia help in the uptake of nutrients.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Still others form cytoplasmic extensions called pseudopodia anywhere on the cell, anchor the pseudopodia to a substrate, and pull themselves forward in an “oozing” movement: these are typically amoeba.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Foram pseudopodia extend through the pores and allow the forams to move, feed, and gather additional building materials.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
When about to reproduce, the creature retracts its pseudopodia, and forms around its exterior a structureless coat or cyst, an action which takes place frequently in lowly organisms, and is called their process of encystment.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 by Various
