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pseudopod

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(so̅o̅də pod′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pseu•do•pod  (so̅o̅də pod′),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]
  1. Microbiologya 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. 
  • Neo-Latin pseudopodium; see pseudo-, -podium
  • 1870–75;

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