pseudopod
dəˌpɒd noun Biology.
a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension.
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Medical Dictionary
pseudopod pseu·do·pod (s&oomacr;'də-pŏd')
n.
A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells or of certain unicellular organisms, especially amoebas, that serves in locomotion and phagocytosis.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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pseudopod (s 'də-pŏd') also pseudopodium  (s'də-pŏd')
Plural pseudopods or pseudopodia A temporary footlike extension of a one-celled organism, such as an amoeba, used for moving about and for surrounding and taking in food. |
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