Pseudopod

//ˈsuː.dəˌpɑd// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells, such as phagocytes, or of certain unicellular organisms, such as amoebas, that serves in locomotion.
  2. 2
    temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion wordnet
  3. 3
    A projection acting as a foot in certain insect larvae.
  4. 4
    An extension or projection from something. broadly

    "A pseudopod of blackness elongated itself from the central mass and like a great tentacle clutched the corpse-like being, dragged it back to the pit and over the brink."

Synonyms

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pseudopodiumpseudopodium

Example

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"A pseudopod of blackness elongated itself from the central mass and like a great tentacle clutched the corpse-like being, dragged it back to the pit and over the brink."

Etymology

From pseudo- + -pod.

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