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

British Dictionary definitions for pseudopodium

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 pseudopodium

pseudopodium
[ sōō′də-pō′dē-əm ]

n. pl. pseu•do•po•di•a (-pō′dē-ə)

A pseudopod.

Scientific definitions for pseudopodium

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.