sarcode

American  

[sahr-kohd] / ˈsɑr koʊd /

noun

1. protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.

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Etymology

Origin of sarcode

1850–55; < French, alteration of Greek sarkṓdēs fleshy

Example Sentences

In the perfectly motionless flattened sphere, without the shimmer of premonition and with inconceivable suddenness, a white cross smites itself, as it were, through the sarcode.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 by Various

There is no distinct mouth, and food is engulfed within any portion of the soft sarcode body.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

From protozoa or protista to plants and animals the graduation is closer than from magnetised iron to vitalised sarcode.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

Sometimes used synonymously for the "sarcode" of the Protozoa.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne

Animal simple or compound; body composed of "sarcode," not definitely segmented; no nervous system; and no digestive apparatus, beyond occasionally a mouth and gullet.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne