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filopodium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
filopodi-um
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell

Etymology

From filum (“thread”) + -podium (“leg-like structure”).

Inflected Forms

filopodia (plural)

Derived Forms

filopodial

Frequently Paired Words

lamellipodium lobopodium pseudopodium

Synonyms

microspike

Questions

What does filopodium mean?
A slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell
Where does filopodium come from?
From filum (“thread”) + -podium (“leg-like structure”).

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