PSEUDOPOD - Definition

Pronunciation:		'syoodow`pâd
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion

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	Synonyms:	pseudopodium

	See Also:	appendage, outgrowth, process

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	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.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	A membrane-bound cytoplasmic projection from an ameboid cell for digestion and locomotion.