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

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

In this order the early condition of the plant is pulpy and gelatinous, and consists of a substance more allied to sarcode than cellulose.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

At the same moment a motion is set up which pulls the divided pairs asunder, making the interval of sarcode to grow constantly greater between them.

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

Food particles, after leaving the œsophagus, are thrust forward into the sarcode, or soft flesh, and any cavity thus formed acts as a stomach.

From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Slack, Henry J.

Meanwhile, the diffluence causes a spreading and flattening of the sarcode and swimming gives place to creeping, while the flagella violently lash.

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