pseudopod

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ -pod.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsuː.də(ʊ)ˌpɒd/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsuː.dəˌpɑd/

Hyphenation: pseu‧do‧pod

Noun

pseudopod (plural pseudopods or pseudopodia)

1. (cytology) A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells, such as phagocytes, or of certain unicellular organisms, such as amoebas, that serves in locomotion. [from 19th c.]
2. (zoology) A projection acting as a foot in certain insect larvae. [from 19th c.]
3. (by extension) An extension or projection from something. [from 20th c.]
   • 1937, Henry Kuttner, The Salem Horror:

     A pseudopod of blackness elongated itself from the central mass and like a great tentacle clutched the corpse-like being, dragged it back to the pit and over the brink.

Synonyms

• pseudopodium

Derived terms

• pseudopodal
• pseudopodic

Translations

temporary projection

• Catalan: pseudòpode m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 偽足／伪足 (zh) (wěizú)

• Czech: panožka (cs) f
• Finnish: valejalka, pseudopodi
• French: pseudopode (fr) m
• Galician: pseudópodo m
• Irish: bréagphóidiam m
• Japanese: 仮足 (ja) (kasoku)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: zirpê

• Polish: nibynóżka (pl) f
• Portuguese: pseudópodo m, pseudópode (pt) m, pseudopódio m
• Russian: псевдопо́дия (ru) f (psevdopódija), ложноно́жка (ru) f (ložnonóžka)
• Spanish: seudópodo m
• Welsh: ffugdroed m or f

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pseudopode.

Noun

pseudopod n (plural pseudopode)

1. pseudopod

Declension

Declension of pseudopod

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) pseudopod	pseudopodul	(niște) pseudopode	pseudopodele
genitive/dative	(unui) pseudopod	pseudopodului	(unor) pseudopode	pseudopodelor
vocative	pseudopodule		pseudopodelor