PSEUDOPODIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: pseudopodia   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion

Synonyms:

pseudopod; pseudopodium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("pseudopodium" is a kind of...):

appendage; outgrowth; process (a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant)

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