undulipodium

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noun

An intracellular projection of a eukaryotic cell containing a microtubule array, used for locomotion or for propelling fluids.

OriginLatin undula →
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Meanings

nounundulipodium (plural undulipodia)

plural undulipodia

  1. An intracellular projection of a eukaryotic cell containing a microtubule array, used for locomotion or for propelling fluids.

Origin

  1. Latinunda
  2. Latinundula
  3. Englishundulipodium

From Latin undula (“wave”) + English -podium.

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APA

undulipodium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undulipodium

MLA

“undulipodium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undulipodium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undulipodium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undulipodium.

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