filopodium

[ fil-uh-poh-dee-uhm, fahy-luh- ]

noun

, Cell Biology.

, plural fil·o·po·di·a [fil-, uh, -, poh, -dee-, uh, fahy-l, uh, -].

1. a long, hairlike pseudopod composed of ectoplasm.

Word History and Origins

Origin of filopodium¹

filum, -o-, -podium