axopodium

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]

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axo·po·di·um (ak″so-poґde-əm) pl. axopoґdia [axo- + Gr. pous foot] a long and slender, semipermanent type of locomotor pseudopodium that has a central axial filament composed of a bundle of microtubules; cf. filopodium, lobopodium, and reticulopodium. Called also axiopodium.

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