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Meaning of PSEUDOPODIUM

Pronunciation:  `syoodow'powdeeum

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

PSEUDOPODIUM is a 12 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: pseudopod
 
 See Also: appendage, outgrowth, process

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pseu`do*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Pseudopodia}. [NL.]
Same as {Pseudopod}.

 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: The protrusion of an amoeboid cell formed by the extrusion or streaming of the cytoplasm (but still enclosed in the membrane) for the purpose of movement or feeding.
 

 

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