what is a pseudopod
Temporary cytoplasmic projection of the cell membrane of certain unicellular protists, and is used in locomotion and/or in feeding by engulfing food. Supplement. Pseudopods are temporary cytoplasmic projections of the cell membrane in certain unicellular protists such as amoeba. Pseudopods, also called pseudopodia (singular: pseudopodium), literally means false foot. That is because they are associated with locomotion. Amoeba, for instance, moves in a distinctively crawling-like manner in which the cell forms pseudopods towards the front of the cell.