myxameba

American

[mik-suh-mee-buh] / ˌmɪk səˈmi bə /

Or myxamoeba

noun

myxamebas, myxamebae

the amebalike, usually nonflagellated, uninucleate haploid individual of a sporocarp that is released upon spore germination and feeds by engulfing bacteria and yeast: a typical stage in the life cycle of cellular slime molds.

First recorded in 1885–90; myx- + ameba

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