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Words related to pseudopodia
pseu·do·po·di·um
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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.