pseudopodium
noun
pseu·do·po·di·um
ˌsü-də-ˈpō-dē-əm 
plural pseudopodia
ˌsü-də-ˈpō-dē-ə
1
: a temporary protrusion or retractile process of the cytoplasm of a cell (such as an amoeba or a white blood cell) that functions especially as an organ of locomotion or in taking up food or other particulate matter see amoeba illustration
2
: a slender leafless branch of the gametophyte in various mosses that often bears gemmae
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pseudopodium
noun
pseu·do·po·di·um
ˌsüd-ə-ˈpōd-ē-əm
plural pseudopodia
-ē-ə
: an outward extension of part of a cell that is produced by the pressure of moving cytoplasm (as in an amoeba) and that helps to move the cell and to take in its food
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pseudopodium
noun
pseu·do·po·di·um
ˌsüd-ə-ˈpōd-ē-əm
plural pseudopodia
-ē-ə
1
: a temporary protrusion or retractile process of the cytoplasm of a cell (as an amoeba or a white blood cell) that functions especially as an organ of locomotion or in taking up food or other particulate matter
2
: one of the amoeboid protrusions of the active plasmodium of a slime mold
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