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cellular slime mold

American  

noun

  1. any of various funguslike organisms of the phylum Acrasiomycota (or class Acrasiomycetes), differing from the true slime molds in that they consist of individual cells that aggregate during part of the life cycle.

cellular slime mold Scientific  

  1. See under slime mold

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Conversely, cellular slime mold slugs sometimes split, a phenomenon called twinning.

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