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filopodium

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fil⋅o⋅po⋅di⋅um

  [fil-uh-poh-dee-uhm, fahy-luh-]
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–noun, plural -di⋅a  [-dee-uh] . Cell Biology.
a long, hairlike pseudopod composed of ectoplasm.
Origin:
see filum, -o-, -podium
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Main Entry: fil·o·po·di·um
Pronunciation: "fil-&-'pO-dE-&m also "fIl-
Variant: also fil·o·pod /'fil-&-"päd/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fil·o·po·di·a /-'pO-dE-&/ also fil·o·pods
: a long thin filamentous pseudopodium (as of a nerve cell or platelet) —fil·o·po·di·al /-'pO-dE-&l/ adjective
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