1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Pseudopod

PSEUDOPOD, Pseudopod, the name given to an extension of the naked protoplasm of certain Protozoa, notably the Sarcodina (q.v.), for crawling or creeping or for the pretension of food, but not for active swimming (see also Amoeba).

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