pseudofoot

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ foot.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pseudofoot (plural pseudofeet)

1. An appendage which appears to be or acts like a foot.
   • 2012, Ryk E. Spoor, Phoenix Rising, Riverdale, N.Y.: Baen Books, published 2013, →ISBN, pages 138–139:

     Turning, she ripped the sword clear, seeing two more of the monsters rippling towards her on shuffling pseudofeet, even as she saw Phenre Monn staggering into the farmhouse, helped by his wife Ballu.

   • 2018 August 29, Linsen Shi, Zhaoying Wu, Ji Miao, Shangce Du, Shichao Ai, En Xu, Min Feng, Jun Song, Wenxian Guan, “Adenosine interaction with adenosine receptor A2a promotes gastric cancer metastasis by enhancing PI3K–AKT–mTOR signaling”, in Molecular Biology of the Cell, volume 30, number 19, Rockville, M.D.: American Society for Cell Biology, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2528, column 2:

     Compared with the control or adenosine + ZM241385 (an adenosine A2a antagonist), NECA-treated cells had more pseudofoot and cilia growth, indicating stronger migration ability (Figure 2A).