# filopodium

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/filopodium