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Pseudopod - Definition and Overview

Pseudopods or pseudopodia (false feet) are temporary projections of eukaryotic cells. They are involved in a variety of cell activities, most notably locomotion and prey capture phagocytosis. Cells which have pseudopods are generally referred to as amoeboid. They have arisen in a number of different protist groups, and occur in some cells in multicellular organisms.

Example Usage of Pseudopod

clairefalvey: @fletch_VAUGHAN pod means foot! Pseudopod (falsefoot), allopod (strangefoot), compsopod (pretty foot), pteropod(flyingfoot)
AlienHunter: I'm listening to: Eat Static – Pseudopod: http://www.last.fm/music/Eat+Static http://bit.ly/TAb9Q
kibitzer: Just ordered two Pseudopod t-shirts. I plan to scare the crap out of the good folks on the forum by posting a picture of me wearing one.
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