pseudopod.

A temporary extension of a cell’s material used for movement or engulfing food.

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Words that belong together

• extend a pseudopod
• amoeboid pseudopod

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Under the microscope, the amoeba extended a pseudopod.

The fictional organism spread a translucent pseudopod across the drain.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular: pseudopod; plural: pseudopods. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.