pseudopod

pseudopod
pseudopodal /sooh dop"euh dl/, pseudopodial /sooh'deuh poh"dee euhl/, pseudopodic, adj.
/sooh"deuh pod'/, n. Biol.
a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension. Also called pseudopodium. See diag. under ameba.
[1870-75; < NL pseudopodium; see PSEUDO-, -PODIUM]

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