pseudopodium

[ soo-duh-poh-dee-uh m ]
/ ˌsu dəˈpoʊ di əm /

noun, plural pseu·do·po·di·a [soo-duh-poh-dee-uh] /ˌsu dəˈpoʊ di ə/. Biology.

pseudopod.

Origin of pseudopodium

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby pseudopodium

pseudopelade, pseudoperipteral, pseudophone, pseudoplatelet, pseudopod, pseudopodium, pseudopolyp, pseudopregnancy, pseudoprostyle, pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism, pseudopsia

Example sentences from the Web for pseudopodia

British Dictionary definitions for pseudopodia

pseudopodium
/ (ˌsjuːdəʊˈpəʊdɪəm) /

noun plural -dia (-dɪə)

a temporary projection from the cell of an amoeboid protozoan, leucocyte, etc, used for feeding and locomotion

Medical definitions for pseudopodia

pseudopodium
[ sōō′də-pō′dē-əm ]

n. pl. pseu•do•po•di•a (-pō′dē-ə)

A pseudopod.

Scientific definitions for pseudopodia

pseudopod
[ sōō′də-pŏd′ ]

Plural pseudopods 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.