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filopodium

filopodium noun: a slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell.

filopodium: a slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell
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Noun

filopodium (plural filopodia)

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

filopodium meaning in Tamil

filopodium in Tamil

இழைக்கால்

Synonyms of filopodium

Forms of filopodium

pluralfilopodia

Origin of filopodium

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

Words formed from filopodium

Questions about filopodium

What does filopodium mean?
Filopodium means a slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell.
What is filopodium in Tamil?
Filopodium in Tamil is இழைக்கால். See Filopodium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is filopodium?
Filopodium is a noun.
What is the plural of filopodium?
The plural of filopodium is filopodia.

Words near filopodium in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: filopodium (page history and authors); filopodium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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