pseudopodium

[ soo-duh-poh-dee-uhm ]

/ ˌsu dəˈpoʊ di əm /

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noun, plural pseu·do·po·di·a

[soo-duh-poh-dee-uh]. /ˌsu dəˈpoʊ di ə/. Biology.

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Origin of pseudopodium

First recorded in 1850–55

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How to use pseudopodium in a sentence

The pseudopodia are pushed forward in the direction which the animal is to go, the rest of the body following.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
This is due to the pushing out of tiny projections of the protoplasm of the cell, called pseudopodia (false feet).
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
These threads correspond exactly in function with the blunt pseudopodia of the amba.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux
These projections, which are presently drawn in again, are called pseudopodia or false feet.
Stories of the Universe: Animal Life|B. Lindsay

The Foraminifera are sometimes named Reticularia, because their pseudopodia interlace.
Stories of the Universe: Animal Life|B. Lindsay

British Dictionary definitions for pseudopodium

pseudopodium

/ (ˌsjuːdəʊˈpəʊdɪəm) /

noun plural -dia (-dɪə)

a temporary projection from the cell of an amoeboid protozoan, leucocyte, etc, used for feeding and locomotion

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