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- noun Plural form of
pseudopod .
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As an amoeba, Naegleria pushes out little feet, called pseudopods, that propel it in its hunt for food.
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Basically the bacteria has markers on it that the neutrophil detects using markers on its own surface, and moves after it using what are called pseudopods (basically a part of the blob moves to the bacteria and the rest of the cell follows). wartexmaul 1 point 3 minutes ago wartexmaul 1 point 3 minutes ago hellobullets 1 point 2 hours ago hellobullets 1 point 2 hours ago you'll need to login or register to do that is it really that easy? only one way to find out ...
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If, for instance, a moist body is brought into contact with one of their projections, or "pseudopods," the protoplasm seems to roll itself in that direction, and so the whole organism gradually changes its place.
The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In John Lubbock 1873
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Claws, boots, bolts, and sandy pseudopods set out across the tundra, heading for the icy peaks in the north.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Claws, boots, bolts, and sandy pseudopods set out across the tundra, heading for the icy peaks in the north.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Claws, boots, bolts, and sandy pseudopods set out across the tundra, heading for the icy peaks in the north.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Claws, boots, bolts, and sandy pseudopods set out across the tundra, heading for the icy peaks in the north.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Kai was well pleased they had no visual contact during the interchanges as the Theks had the unnerving habit of extruding pseudopods from their amorphous mass which tended to distract the viewer sometimes to the point of nausea.
Cattle Town 2010
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The cameras were trained on the massive, shimmering entity cradling the wreck of the Argos in its pseudopods.
365 tomorrows » 2007 » March : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2007
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The high preacher led its charge to one of the secluded sections of walls, and with a brief gesture from one of its pseudopods, the wall turned transparent.
365 tomorrows » 2007 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2007
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