lobopodium — [ˌləʊbə(ʊ) pəʊdɪəm] noun (plural lobopodia ɪə) Zoology 1》 the primitive leg of an onychophoran. 2》 a lobe like pseudopodium in an amoeba. Derivatives lobopodial adjective Origin early 20th cent.: from mod. L. lobosus having many lobes + … English new terms dictionary
lobopodium — lo·bo·podium … English syllables
lobopodium — … Useful english dictionary
protist — protistan /proh tis teuhn/, adj., n. protistic, adj. /proh tist/, n. any of various one celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and… … Universalium
filopodium — noun A slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell Syn: microspike See Also: lamellipodium, lobopodium, pseudopodium … Wiktionary
axopodium — A permanent pseudopodium containing a stiff axial filament of differentiated protoplasm. SYN: axiopodium. [Mod. L., fr. L. axis + G. podion, dim. of pous (pod ), foot] * * * axo·po·di·um (ak″so poґde əm) pl. axopoґdia [axo + Gr. pous… … Medical dictionary
pseudopodium — A temporary protoplasmic process, put forth by an ameboid stage or amebic protozoan for locomotion or for prehension of food. SYN: pseudopod. [pseudo + G. pous, foot] * * * pseu·do·po·di·um .süd ə pōd ē əm n … Medical dictionary
lobopod — lo·bo·pod lō bə .päd n LOBOPODIUM … Medical dictionary
reticulopodium — re·tic·u·lo·po·di·um (rə tik″u lo poґde əm) reticulopoґdia [reticulo + Gr. pous foot] a filamentous pseudopodium with interconnected branches. Cf. axopodium, filopodium, and lobopodium. Called also rhizopodium … Medical dictionary
lobopod — [ ləʊbə(ʊ)pɒd] noun Zoology the lobopodium of an onychophoran. ↘an onychophoran … English new terms dictionary