| Pronunciation: | | 'syoodow`pâd
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion |
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PSEUDOPOD is a 9 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | pseudopodium |
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| | See Also: | | appendage, outgrowth, process |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pseu"do*pod\, n. [Pseudo- + -pod.]
1. (Biol.) Any protoplasmic filament or irregular process
projecting from any unicellular organism, or from any
animal or plant call.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A rhizopod.
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Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A membrane-bound cytoplasmic projection from an ameboid cell for digestion and locomotion. |
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