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filopodia

filopodia is the plural of filopodium.

Meaning of filopodium

Noun

filopodium (plural filopodia)

  1. A slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell
    Synonyms:
    microspike

Questions about filopodia

What is filopodia the plural of?
Filopodia is the plural of filopodium.

Words near filopodia in the dictionary

  1. filoplumaceous
  2. filoplumae
  3. filoplume
  4. filoplumes
  5. filopod
  6. filopodia
  7. filopodial
  8. filopodium
  9. filopods
  10. filos
  11. Filosa

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