pseudopodium
Americannoun
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pseudopodia
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of pseudopodium
First recorded in 1850–55
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Still others send out lobe-like pseudopodia from anywhere on the cell, anchor the pseudopodium to a substrate, and pull the rest of the cell toward the anchor point.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
The amoeba shrinks into itself at a touch, withdraws the pseudopodium that is roughly handled, or makes its way round the small object which will serve it as food.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park
Reproduction takes place by fission, or by a single pseudopodium detaching itself from the parent body and developing into a separate amœba.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
We keep looking for contact, a trigger in the pseudopodium.
From Mr. Spaceship by Philip K. Dick
When the time comes that they want to do so they will throw out a little mental pseudopodium without much difficulty.
From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler
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
Foram pseudopodia extend through the pores and allow the forams to move, feed, and gather additional building materials.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Macrophages move through tissues and squeeze through capillary walls using pseudopodia.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The pseudopodia are very fine, reticulate, granular, and sharply pointed, and form a loose network outside of the shell opening.
From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Gary N. (Gary Nathan) Calkins
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