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Meaning of pseudopod | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsuː.də(ʊ)ˌpɒd

Definitions

  1. A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells, such as phagocytes, or of certain unicellular organisms, such as amoebas, that serves in locomotion.
  2. A projection acting as a foot in certain insect larvae.
  3. An extension or projection from something.

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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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