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What is a pseudopod?

What is a pseudopod? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  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.]
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Again a pseudopod stretched out and a strip of raw, red flesh adhered to it and was consumed.
It continued to move outward, and on the map it appeared like a pseudopod extruded by an enormous amoeba.
Distinguishing between a benign pseudopod and true invasion may, at times, be difficult.
This dedifferentiated cell line exhibits an altered morphology with pseudopod extensions.
Then a surge ran through the mound of flesh, and the arm, a pseudopod, reached more rapidly for him.
In our studies, fibroblast contractile machinery was observed to function entirely within pseudopods, while GFP-alpha-actinin concentrated in pseudopod tips and cortex.

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