— pseudopodal /sooh dop"euh dl/ , pseudopodial /sooh'deuh poh"dee euhl/ , pseudopodic , adj.
/sooh"deuh pod'/ , n. Biol.
a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension. Also called pseudopodium . See diag. under ameba .
[ 1870-75; pseudopodium; see PSEUDO-, -PODIUM ]