Associations to the word «Pseudopod»
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Wiktionary
PSEUDOPOD, noun. (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. [from 19th c.]
PSEUDOPOD, noun. (zoology) A projection acting as a foot in certain insect larvae. [from 19th c.]
PSEUDOPOD, noun. By extension, an extension or projection from something. [from 20th c.]
Dictionary definition
PSEUDOPOD, noun. Temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion.
Wise words
The difference between the right word and the almost right
word is the difference between lightning and a lightning
bug.