Etymology

myxopod

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Today it means: A rhizopod or moneran. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μύξα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμύξα“mucus, slime”
  2. English todaymyxopod

Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa, “mucus, slime”) + -pod.

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