axopodium Zool.
(ˌæksəʊˈpəʊdɪəm)
Pl. -dia.
[mod.L., f. axo- + -podium podium.]
A pseudopodium, stiffened by an axial filament, found in some Heliozoa and Radiolaria.
| 1893 in Funk's Standard Dict. 1912 E. A. Minchin Introd. Study Protozoa v. 48 Pseudopodia of the radiate type are generally supported by an axial rod, a secreted structure of firm, elastic nature, and are hence known as axopodia. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. XI. 285/2 It has been suggested that axopodia are in origin flagella that have lost the power of rhythmic contraction. |