noun Download 🔗Share A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells, such as phagocytes, or of certain unicellular organisms, such as amoebas, that serves in locomotion. Examples : "The amoeba extended a pseudopod to engulf the food particle in the water. " biology organism anatomy physiology microorganism science body part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A projection acting as a foot in certain insect larvae. Examples : "The inchworm used its pseudopod to grip the leaf as it moved forward. " organism animal insect biology anatomy part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share By extension, an extension or projection from something. Examples : "The glob of modeling clay, like a cellular amoeba, slowly extended a small pseudopod toward the edge of the table. " biology anatomy organism part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading