PSEUDOPOD


Meaning of PSEUDOPOD in English

— 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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .