| axopod | <cell biology> Thin processes (a few m in diameter but up to 500 m long), supported by complex arrays of microtubules, that radiate from the bodies of Heliozoa. (12 Mar 1998) |
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| axopodium | A permanent pseudopodium containing a stiff axial filament of differentiated protoplasm. Synonym: axiopodium. Origin: Mod. L., fr. L. Axis + G. Podion, dim. Of pous (pod-), foot (05 Mar 2000) |