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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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Pseudopod
is always a great word to know.
So is photoautotroph. Does it mean:
| any organism that derives its energy for food synthesis from light and is capable of using carbon dioxide as its principal source of carbon |
| the species of a genus that is regarded as the best example of the generic characters of the genus, from which a genus was originally named |
Example Sentences
- They extend a pseudopod in the direction they wish to travel, and the rest of the amoeba then flows forward into the pseudopod.
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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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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
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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