Slime mould
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of slime mold. alt-of, alternative
"Slime moulds on Earth were a common research subject. Scientists had studied them for centuries because of their self-organizing capability, that enabled a loose mass of individual cells to act as a macro-organism, a predator even, all without any neurology whatsoever."
- 2 a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists wordnet
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More examples"Slime moulds on Earth were a common research subject. Scientists had studied them for centuries because of their self-organizing capability, that enabled a loose mass of individual cells to act as a macro-organism, a predator even, all without any neurology whatsoever."