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PSEUDOPODIA

pseu·do·po·di·um
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-duh-poh-dee-uh m]
    • /ˌsu dəˈpoʊ di əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-duh-poh-dee-uh m]
    • /ˌsu dəˈpoʊ di əm/

Definition of pseudopodia word

  • abbreviation PSEUDOPODIA pseudopod. 1
Just one definition for pseudopodia

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Origin of pseudopodia

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Pseudopodia

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pseudopodia

pseudopodia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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pseudopodia usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with pseudopodia

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Related words

  • actinopod

    any protozoan of the phylum Actinopoda, such as a radiolarian or a heliozoan, having stiff radiating cytoplasmic projections

  • ameba

    An ameba is the smallest kind of living creature. Amebae consist of only one cell, and are found in water or soil.

  • foraminifer

    any chiefly marine protozoan of the sarcodinian order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or concentric shell perforated by small holes or pores through which pseudopodia extend.

  • lobose

    having broad, thick pseudopodia, as certain ameboid protozoans.

  • radiolarian

    any minute, marine protozoan of the class Radiolaria, or, in some classification schemes, the superclass Actinopoda, having an amebalike body with radiating, filamentous pseudopodia and a usually elaborate outer skeleton.

  • sarcodinian

    belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
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