English Dictionary

pseudopod

/ˈsuː.də(ʊ)ˌpɒd/

noun

(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.

The amoeba extends its pseudopod to capture food.

意味（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.

意味（2）

(zoology) A projection acting as a foot in certain insect larvae.

意味（3）

(by extension) An extension or projection from something.

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.