What does "myxomycete" mean?

Any protozoan of the phylum Myxomycota; the slime molds.

How do you pronounce "myxomycete"?

Pronounced //ˌmɪksəˈmaɪsiːt//.

Myxomycete

Q: What is a synonym for "myxomycete"?

Common synonyms include: acellular slime mold, multinucleate phase, plasmodial slime mold, plasmodium stage, slime mold, slime mold protist.

/ˌmɪksəˈmaɪsiːt/ noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Any protozoan of the phylum Myxomycota; the slime molds.
2
a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes wordnet

Synonyms

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acellular slime mold multinucleate phase plasmodial slime mold plasmodium stage slime mold slime mold protist

Antonyms

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not slime mold sporangial stage

Etymology

From translingual Myxomycetes; by surface analysis, myx(o)- + -mycete. Regarding New Latin -cetes to English -cete, compare also spirochete from Spirochaeta.

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