myxopodium

noun

myx·​o·​po·​di·​um

ˌmiksəˈpōdēəm

plural myxopodia

-ēə

: a pseudopodium that tends to branch or anastomose like the foraminiferans, radiolarians, and myxomycetes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from myx- + -podium

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