pseudopod
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: pseu‧do‧pod
Noun
pseudopod (plural pseudopods or pseudopodia)
- (cytology) A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells, such as phagocytes, or of certain unicellular organisms, such as amoebas, that serves in locomotion.
- (zoology) A projection acting as a foot in certain insect larvae.
- (by extension) An extension or projection from something.
- 1937, Henry Kuttner, The Salem Horror:
- A pseudopod of blackness elongated itself from the central mass and like a great tentacle clutched the corpse-like being, dragged it back to the pit and over the brink.
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Derived terms
Translations
temporary projection
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French pseudopode.
Noun
pseudopod n (plural pseudopode)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | pseudopod | pseudopodul | pseudopode | pseudopodele | |
| genitive-dative | pseudopod | pseudopodului | pseudopode | pseudopodelor | |
| vocative | pseudopodule | pseudopodelor | |||