Meanings
nounpseudopod (plural pseudopods or pseudopodia)
plural pseudopods · plural pseudopodia
- biologyA temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells, such as phagocytes, or of certain unicellular organisms, such as amoebas, that serves in locomotion.First known use 19th c.
- broadlyAn extension or projection from something.First known use 20th c.
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.
1937, Henry Kuttner, The Salem Horror
Synonyms & antonyms
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nountemporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion
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Origin
Translations
Catalan pseudòpode, pseudopodi
- pseudòpodetemporary projection
- pseudopoditemporary projection
Chinese Mandarin 偽足 /伪足
- 偽足 /伪足 (wěizú)temporary projection
Czech panožka
- panožkatemporary projection
Finnish valejalka, pseudopodi
- valejalkatemporary projection
- pseudopoditemporary projection
French pseudopode
- pseudopodetemporary projection
German Pseudopodium, Scheinfüßchen
- Pseudopodiumtemporary projection
- Scheinfüßchentemporary projection
Irish bréagphóidiam
- bréagphóidiamtemporary projection
Japanese 仮足
- 仮足 (kasoku)temporary projection
Latin pseudopūs
- pseudopūstemporary projection
Polish nibynóżka
- nibynóżkatemporary projection
Portuguese pseudópodo, pseudópode
- pseudópodotemporary projection
- pseudópodetemporary projection
- pseudopódiotemporary projection
Russian псевдопо́дия, ложноно́жка
- псевдопо́дия (psevdopódija)temporary projection
- ложноно́жка (ložnonóžka)temporary projection
Spanish seudópodo
- seudópodotemporary projection
Welsh ffugdroed
- ffugdroedtemporary projection
Cite this entry
APA
pseudopod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudopod
MLA
“pseudopod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudopod. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudopod,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudopod.
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