sarcodine

• Nom désignant un type de protistes qui se déplacent et capturent leur nourriture en formant des pseudopodes (faux pieds).

A noun referring to a type of protozoan that moves and captures food by forming pseudopods.

1. Protozoan with pseudopodsC2formalscientific

   A type of single-celled organism that moves and feeds by extending temporary projections called pseudopods.

   Sarcodiné (protozoaire à pseudopodes)

   • The sarcodine extended its pseudopod to engulf a bacterium.
   • Amoebas are a well-known example of sarcodines.
   • Under the microscope, the sarcodine's movement was slow and flowing.

   Synonymesrhizopodsarcodinian