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myxomycete

American  
[mik-soh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet] / ˌmɪk soʊˈmaɪ sit, -maɪˈsit /

noun

  1. an organism of the phylum Myxomycota (or, in some classifications, the class Myxomycetes), comprising the slime molds.

myxomycete British  
/ ˌmɪksəʊmaɪˈsiːt /

noun

  1. a slime mould, esp a slime mould of the phylum Myxomycota (division Myxomycetes in traditional classifications)

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myxomycete Scientific  
/ mĭk′sō-mī′sēt /

  1. A plasmodial slime mold.

  2. See under slime mold

Other Word Forms

  • myxomycetous adjective

Etymology

Origin of myxomycete

1875–80; < New Latin Myxomycetes; myxo-, -mycete

Example Sentences

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This peculiar species looks at first very little like a myxomycete.

From Project Gutenberg

No myxomycete has hyph�, nor indeed anything at all of the kind.

From Project Gutenberg

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