pseudopod
noun
a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension.
pseudopodic
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a word derived from
pseudopod.
Example Sentences
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And, curiously enough, the less numerous of the two great classes, the white, or leucocytes, are in appearance, structure, pseudopodic movements, and even method of engulfing food, almost exact replicas of their most primitive ancestor.
From Preventable Diseases by Woods Hutchinson
Thus the amoeba thrusts out its pseudopodic prolongations in all directions at once.
From Creative Evolution by Arthur Mitchell
