Pseudopod (Noun)
Meaning
Temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The amoeba used its pseudopod to slowly crawl across the microscope slide.
- A pseudopod of cytoplasm from the cell engulfed the small particle of food.
- The pseudopods of the paramecium wave and merge with one another allowing for directional propulsion.
- A common method of locomotion among the rhizopoda is the formation of temporary pseudopods.
- The slide culture of amoebae revealed the beginnings of a pseudopod movement into fresh medium.